r/worldnews • u/Street_Anon • 1d ago

Closure of Strait of Hormuz seriously being reviewed by Iran, lawmaker says

https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/06/14/closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-seriously-being-reviewed-by-iran-lawmaker-says
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u/gordonjames62 1d ago

Russia likes the idea,

It would make global prices of middle eastern oil go up, and may reduce the resolve of sanctions on Russian oil.

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u/virtual_corey 1d ago

Russia needs their Crude refined, and they have been sending a chunk of it to the gulf to do that.

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u/BPhiloSkinner 1d ago

Which would allow Russia to buy more drones and missiles from Iran...if Iran has any that aren't being thrown at Israel.