alt Hacker NewsBut how? Iran is right next door. They can target any mode of getting oil out of there. Not just the strait of Hormuz but any pipelines that lead away from the region can just as easily be targeted. One Shahed to the pipeline is all it would take.
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Detrytus • today at 12:44 AM
In theory yes, but in practice those drones would have to take a really long flight over enemy territory giving more opportunities to shoot them down. And it’s not like they are difficult to shoot down, they are cheap crap, their only advantage being that there’s a lot of them
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At these higher prices you can safely bet other producers are drilling new wells, adding more infrastructure, and upgrading refineries.