Bill Mitchell(@mitchellvii):If Iran was able to develop a nuclear weapon and used it to hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage, estimates are that oil would go from $150 to $300 a barrel. If Iran used a nuke on Israel, Israel as a nuclear power would retaliate. If Gaza is a measure, the retaliation would be a hundred times the intensity of the original attack. Ninety million Iranian lives would be put at risk. Needless to say, a devastating impact on the entire Middle East. The impact on oil would be impossible to calculate. And now you see why we're fighting this war.

2026.09.19 11:53

If Iran was able to develop a nuclear weapon and used it to hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage, estimates are that oil would go from $150 to $300 a barrel. If Iran used a nuke on Israel, Israel as a nuclear power would retaliate. If Gaza is a measure, the retaliation would be a hundred times the intensity of the original attack. Ninety million Iranian lives would be put at risk. Needless to say, a devastating impact on the entire Middle East. The impact on oil would be impossible to calculate. And now you see why we're fighting this war.