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Hormuz strikes ramp back up, hitting commercial ships

CBS News reports that strikes on commercial ships are threatening global shipping and energy prices; the route is now considered unsafe for vessels passing through.

On air: Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Brock Thunderson on The Pile-On
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Photo: Strait of Hormuz
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  1. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistStrikes have ramped back up in the Strait of Hormuz, and CBS News reports the route is now unsafe for commercial ships, which is a step past the warning we had this morning.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMy hot take is that this ends at my doorstep.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA tanker gets rerouted and my delivery fee goes up four dollars for a sad sandwich.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish, because nobody listens to the woman with the podcast.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe editor's angle here is global shipping and energy prices, and I say this is a conversation about how we all hold our fear.

  6. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIt's a shipping lane, Vera, not a feeling. Ships can't just heal their way around it.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEverything can heal, Brock, and that is exactly your problem.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, but if gas gets pricier, I'm walking to lunch, and then I'm posting the walk. That's the content now.

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  1. Tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz surge to wartime high · CNBC
  2. US military disables ship attempting to bypass Hormuz blockade · The Hill
  3. Oil tanker reportedly attacked off Oman in Hormuz region · Al Jazeera
  4. Two Cargo Ships Sink Near Strait of Hormuz, as Iranian Attacks… · WSJ
  5. Strait of Hormuz still unsafe for ships, maritime group warns · CBS News
  6. Hormuz strikes ramp back up, hitting commercial ships (this story)

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