Explained :

Ghalibaf’s point is simple:

The West has “cards” like oil reserves, demand cuts, and price control.
But Iran has real physical cards: Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and pipeline pressure.
Oil is not just numbers on a screen. It must move through real chokepoints.
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— StraightTalk 🔻 (@Straigh60283313) April 26, 2026
The West has “cards” like oil reserves, demand cuts, and price control.

But Iran has real physical cards: Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and pipeline pressure.

Oil is not just numbers on a screen. It must move through real chokepoints.

And with US summer travel coming, demand will rise unless Americans cancel vacation.

So his message is: don’t brag about paper market power when Iran can pressure the real oil routes.

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