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Miles Archer

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Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:11 PM Sunday

MeidasTouch: "ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today...complete shutdown, first time in history"

MeidasTouch

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BREAKING: New data shows ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today, signaling what appears to be a complete shutdown of the Strait for the first time in history.

The Strait normally carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.
2:56 PM · Apr 19, 2026

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BREAKING: New data shows ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today, signaling what appears to be a complete shutdown of the Strait for the first time in history.

The Strait normally carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-04-19T18:56:36.300Z
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MeidasTouch: "ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today...complete shutdown, first time in history" (Original Post) Miles Archer Sunday OP
I hope that doesn't mean my S&P 500 index funds are gonna take another huge hit tomorrow Walleye Sunday #1
Anything Iran lets through will be stopped by the US, anything the US sends through will be stopped by Iran yaesu Sunday #2

Walleye

(45,095 posts)
1. I hope that doesn't mean my S&P 500 index funds are gonna take another huge hit tomorrow
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:15 PM
Sunday

I’m getting seasick by this whole situation. And I don’t get seasick on a boat.

yaesu

(9,377 posts)
2. Anything Iran lets through will be stopped by the US, anything the US sends through will be stopped by Iran
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 03:23 PM
Sunday

4 trapped cruise ships from Greece were allowed through by hugging the coast yesterday.

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