12 pointsby spopejoy7 hours ago3 comments
  • gnabgib7 hours ago
    Previously (10 points, 4 days ago) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47665582
  • hiroshichan6 hours ago
    hardly after getting their leaders killed
    • verdverm5 hours ago
      Yet they hold the world economy hostage via Hormuz, and likely the Red Sea if they choose to.
      • SilverElfin5 hours ago
        Nothing is held hostage. Some costs go up, that’s it. The world can also build alternative energy sources. This is at best, temporary.

        And the US could easily just keep destroying every asset in Iran and it will lead to the new leadership being overthrown. It’s a matter of public will.

        I don’t think this situation adds up to Iran being a “major world power”.

        • verdverm4 hours ago
          Pretty much all prices go up because oil is up 50% and is involved in so many things. It's not just oil and energy, there are other resources that go through Hormuz and the Red Sea. They saw TACO tuesday play out again and have been emboldened.

          Also should be considered that some of the facilities that produce these resources are down for months to over a year. Hormuz being "open" does not mean traffic goes back to normal either.

        • bdangubic5 hours ago
          they got the POTUS to beg in the middle of the night on social media to open something so yea, they have us by the balls now