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Rhiannon12866

(254,556 posts)
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 06:21 AM 8 hrs ago

Strait of Hormuz disruption threatens to shake global economy - 60 Minutes Overtime



The strategic shipping lane carries a fifth of the world's oil. Analysts warn prolonged disruption could send fuel prices soaring and trigger a global economic slowdown. - 03/15/2026.
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Strait of Hormuz disruption threatens to shake global economy - 60 Minutes Overtime (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 8 hrs ago OP
"hope and pray that it doesn't go on for too much longer" bucolic_frolic 7 hrs ago #1

bucolic_frolic

(54,899 posts)
1. "hope and pray that it doesn't go on for too much longer"
Mon Mar 16, 2026, 07:46 AM
7 hrs ago

thoughts and prayers .... this is beyond US control, Trump can do little in the short and intermediate term

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