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499 - Iran Forever, Belfast Riots, & College Commencement

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Data point 25%

499 - Iran Forever, Belfast Riots, & College Commencement · Jun 13, 2026 News

Twenty million barrels of oil per day — about 25% of all global maritime oil trade — flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Closing it hurts the world economy far more than any missile can, which is exactly why conventional military thinking is obsolete.

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