Was this outcome anticipated? If it wasn't, why not?

[EdwinAMartin]

By the way, despite having large reserves, because of aging infrastructure, Venezuela actually produces certain limited amounts of oil

That won’t change without huge foreign investment and a good amount of time

lol it's already increasing, since it is back under experienced management, the original corps that drilled there in the first place and know all about it.. Being just another parrot, you wouldn't have the first clue about that sort of stuff. I posted that data elsewhere as well, the big increase of imports from there the last few months and rising. It surpassed Mexico's yearly imports to us in the first month. You probably believe we were importing massive amounts of ME oil n stuff. WE weren't, you're just clueless. you don't have any idea what kind of infrastructure is needed. Hint: not much.

 

[berg80]

So your answer is yes, and you're all butthurt your Cadre might face an oil shortage. Okay.

If that is your interpretation of what I wrote perhaps it's time for you to take a remedial reading class. After you do some research on the oil and fertilizer shortages.

Venezuela's primary importer of their oil is China. How does that help the other Asian countries suffering from an energy shortage crisis?

 

[berg80]

You just parroted that from somewhere else Our Asian allies will be getting their NG from Alaska in the near future. In the meantime, Trump opened up Venezuelan oil production and that will be heading to Asia soon, over safer shipping lanes as well. Fertilizer? Trump took care of that last summer, as I've already posted. you're just too stupid to do basic research, or more likely you're just fine with being a parrot and spamming threads with repetitive idiot bullshit over and over and over, like you peers.

Gosh, another embarrassment for you. They're piling up.

What a looming jet fuel shortage could mean for summer travel​

What a looming jet fuel shortage could mean for summer travel

Europe may face a jet fuel shortage in several weeks, perhaps leading airlines to cancel flights ahead of the busy summer travel season.

www.cnbc.com

 

[berg80]

TEHRAN (The Borowitz Report)—In a major setback for Donald J. Trump, on Monday Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed the next two years for renovations.

The Strait of Hormuz board, packed with cronies of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, also approved a plan to put Khamenei’s name on the renovated waterway.

“The Khamenei Strait of Hormuz will be the biggest and most beautiful trade chokepoint EVER!” the ayatollah announced in a social media post.

In the same post, he indicated that the renovated strait would have a “world-class toll booth” fitted with marble armrests “unlike anything ever done or seen before!”

 

[berg80]

U.S. is ‘being humiliated by Iran,’ says Germany’s Merz, as Europe’s patience wanes​

The U.S. is being “humiliated” by the Iranian regime, Germany’s chancellor has said, as disquiet among European leaders over a prolonged conflict in the Middle East gradually intensifies.

“The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday.

“An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards. And so I hope that this ends as quickly as possible,” Merz added, speaking to students in Marsberg in Germany.

U.S. is 'being humiliated by Iran,' says Germany's Merz, as Europe's patience wanes

The U.S. is being "humiliated" by the Iranian regime, Germany's chancellor has said, as European leaders grow increasingly frustrated at the war in Iran.

www.cnbc.com

Dotard has managed to raise the price of gas by over a dollar, embarrass the country, and piss off our allies, all with one idiotic decision.

 

[berg80]

U.S. Gas Prices Hit Highest Level Since Beginning of War in Iran​

Gasoline prices in the United States rose on Tuesday to their highest level in four years as peace talks between the United States and Iran appeared at an impasse.

The average cost for a gallon of regular gasoline is $4.18, according to the AAA motor club. The price at the pump has not been that high since April 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. Tuesday’s jump of 1.6 percent was the highest percentage increase in more than a month.

Oil prices continued to climb on Tuesday, with negotiators deadlocked over proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to tanker traffic and restrict Iran’s nuclear program.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/business/oil-gas-stocks-iran-war.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260428&instance_id=174770&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=65145149&segment_id=218976&user_id=fecdfdffdaaa11107b72f0f4f6e429cc

The country is being run by a collection of misfits and clowns.

 

[berg80]

lol it's already increasing, since it is back under experienced management, the original corps that drilled there in the first place and know all about it.. Being just another parrot, you wouldn't have the first clue about that sort of stuff. I posted that data elsewhere as well, the big increase of imports from there the last few months and rising. It surpassed Mexico's yearly imports to us in the first month. You probably believe we were importing massive amounts of ME oil n stuff. WE weren't, you're just clueless. you don't have any idea what kind of infrastructure is needed. Hint: not much.

European airlines will fail if jet fuel costs stay high, Ryanair CEO says​

European airlines will fail if jet fuel costs stay high, Ryanair CEO says

Jet fuel prices in Europe have more than doubled since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, squeezing carriers ahead of peak summer travel.

www.politico.eu

The consequences of trump's idiocy are becoming far reaching.

 

[berg80]

Higher Gas Prices Are Hitting Lower-Income Americans the Hardest​

Surging gas prices are inflaming a longstanding economic divide in America, as households with lower incomes struggle to pay more at the pump at a moment when prices are already elevated.

After more than two months of war in the Middle East, the national average gas price has surpassed $4.50 a gallon. And according to an analysis released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Wednesday, the burden of the surge is falling hardest on those with the least room to absorb it.

Economists at the New York Fed found that higher-income people increased spending on gasoline the most in March, but the amount of gas they bought when adjusted for inflation was “essentially unchanged,” a sign that their behavior has been largely unaffected by the fuel price surge.

Lower-income households, however, spent much more on gas than usual but cut back on the amount of gasoline they bought by driving less or “potentially by car-pooling or substituting to public transit where available,” according to the report.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/economy/gas-prices-inequality-lower-income-consumers.html

You know who didn't see this coming? The idiots who voted for trump.

 

[berg80]

Iran says it will ‘never bow’ as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, prolonging Middle East conflict​

Iranian state media framed Tehran’s response as a rejection of the U.S. proposal, which it characterized as a demand for “surrender.” In its response to the latest U.S. proposal, Tehran has insisted on war reparations, full sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, an end to sanctions, and the release of frozen Iranian assets.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian struck a defiant tone as negotiations proceeded Sunday. “We will never bow our heads before the enemy, and if talk of dialogue or negotiation arises, it does not mean surrender or retreat,” he said on X in Persian, translated via Grok.

Iran says it will 'never bow' as Trump rejects peace counteroffer, prolonging Middle East conflict

Washington has sought to press Beijing to lean on Tehran to reopen the strait, though China's appetite to act as a pressure mechanism remains unclear.

www.cnbc.com

Negotiations are going nowhere. Hard to believe with the kinds of seasoned, expert negotiators trump assigned to the talks. His golfing buddy and his son-in-law.

 

[berg80]

Inflation rate projected to hit 6% in the second quarter, top economic forecasters say​

Inflation rate projected to hit 6% in the second quarter, top economic forecasters say

The recent surge in inflation is likely to get worse over the next several months, according to a survey Friday.

www.cnbc.com

This all stems from trump's tariffs and his miscalculation following the attack on Iran.

 

[Lesh]

Inflation rate projected to hit 6% in the second quarter, top economic forecasters say​

Inflation rate projected to hit 6% in the second quarter, top economic forecasters say

The recent surge in inflation is likely to get worse over the next several months, according to a survey Friday.

www.cnbc.com

This all stems from trump's tariffs and his miscalculation following the attack on Iran.

Completely self inflicted

This is all on Trump and the sycophant Republicans in Congress