Infinityhedge breaks down Hormuz crisis: 9 supertankers left, EU diesel up 50%, $200 oil looms, and Trump unwinds Russia sanctions to fuel his own war

The post is referring to the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis, in which the Iran conflict has sharply reduced tanker traffic and pushed energy markets higher. Bloomberg reporting in the search results says the International Energy Agency was considering an emergency oil-stock release larger than the 182 million barrels used after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, while tanker flows through Hormuz were near paralyzed and some Gulf production was being cut because ships could not transit the strait. Another report says Trump threatened to sink any Iranian vessels laying mines in Hormuz and was trying to keep the waterway open, underscoring how militarized the shipping chokepoint had become. The broader context is that the Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important energy bottlenecks, carrying a large share of global oil and LNG flows, so even partial disruption can move prices quickly and ripple into diesel, jet fuel, freight, and inflation. Some reports in the search results describe traffic through the strait as far below normal and warn of severe spillovers for Europe’s fuel supplies and aviation, including tight diesel and jet-fuel markets. The claim in the headline about “Trump unwinds Russia sanctions” is not directly supported by the provided results, so that part should be treated cautiously unless additional reporting confirms it.

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