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$2M/ship is $1/barrel for VLCCs, but it's a lot more for smaller ships. Practically, nobody will use a ship smaller than a VLCC with the toolbooth.
by pclmulqdq 7mo ago
$2M/ship is $1/barrel for VLCCs, but it's a lot more for smaller ships. Practically, nobody will use a ship smaller than a VLCC with the toolbooth.
- smallmancontrov 7mo agoVLCCs are already 2/3 the oil traffic, but yeah, rough day to be a small ship with cheap cargo.
- stanislavb 7mo agoIsrael is already breaking the ceasefire conditions. Ref: "Netanyahu: Ceasefire doesn’t cover Lebanon" https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-ceasefire-doesnt-cover-lebanon-us-told-israel-its-committed-to-achieving-our-shared-goals-in-talks-with-iran/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-cease...
- outside1234 7mo agoTerritorial expansion was probably always Israel's goal of this, with a bonus of weakening a regional rival.
- 21asdffdsa12 7mo ago[flagged]
- twobitshifter 7mo agoNo…attacks do not follow as a consequence from the action of giving land back. The conclusion from this reasoning would be to forever expand your borders. If it cannot be that the positive action of giving land causes an attack, think about what the real cause may be.
- School-Cotton 7mo agoThey have given back territory they don’t care about (Sinai), or “given back” territory but kept it under a permanent near-total blockade and military control (Gaza), but never given back territory they do care about and which is the main sticking point of the conflict (East Jerusalem and the West Bank). And they never will unless someone forces them to, which is unlikely.
- flyinglizard 7mo ago[flagged]
- ImPostingOnHN 7mo ago> 1. Assure there will not be forces It's not israel's place as the aggressor to "assure" anything. Lebanon (and Palestine) have *at least* as much right to be safe from israel as israel has to be safe from them. "Assuring" as used by you here should be taken in the same context as a controlling abuser "assuring" their spouse never disobeys them, or afrikaaners "assuring" that South Africans of other races have no power. > 2. Acquire a bargaining chip ahead of a future peace agreement with Lebanon Yes, this is territorial expansion as mentioned above. > 3. Signal to the Iranian axis and the rest of the Middle East that it has won this war Why would israel signal that Iran has won this war? Seems like they'd want to avoid attention on that.
- citrin_ru 7mo ago[flagged]
- ImPostingOnHN 7mo agoIt's clear that israel is an attacker here, and Iran, Palestine, and Lebanon are defending. Without attacks from israel and other israel backed groups, iran would not have attacked targets in israel. Even the most recent escalation started with israel (and the USA) attacking Iran a few weeks ago, not the other way around. Your take seems to hinge on holding an unfounded bayesian prior that israel is "the good guy" and therefore everything they do must be "defending". The world does not share this unfounded bayesian prior of yours, and thus remains unconvinced of the resulting conclusions drawn by israel and yourself. You will have to do a better job of convincing others, rather than simply asserting your opinions at them.
- spwa4 7mo ago[dead]
- zorobo 6mo agoIn the 75 years of their existence it seems like they suck at expansion. They should take a page from Indonesia’s book for example. Or turkey.
- throwworhtthrow 7mo agoIsrael violated the 2024 ceasefire over 10,000 times [0], not counting all the ones since Feb. 28. I guess this time they're not satisfied with having only 50 "freebies" a day. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ceasefire_agreement#Violations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_ce...
- ra 7mo agoHave Israel ever respected a ceasefire?
- SirFatty 7mo agoHas Hamas or Hezbollah?
- igleria 7mo agoTextbook whataboutism.
- ChoGGi 7mo agoYou seem to be implying Israel is no better than a terrorist group.
- alsetmusic 6mo ago
- RA_Fisher 7mo agoThey’ll probably receive most if not all of Iran’s focus now.
- miroljub 7mo ago[flagged]
- arbuge 7mo agoPerhaps they'll pro-rate it by size.
- insane_dreamer 7mo agoMaybe they'll end up with a sliding scale fee based on ship size/capacity