1 minute ago, paco said:

Iran is better by every metric

Just now, Diehardfan said:

Iran is better by every metric

Rich.

You have yet to give one reason why we are better off than prior to the war.

Just now, paco said:

Rich.

You have yet to give one reason why we are better off than prior to the war.

7 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Grok and Google fact checks were posted confirming what I said. Yeah. Traffic stopped when they pulled coverage hence Trump offering to underwrite them. Like I've said and it's also why weeks later their minister said they didn't close it. The IRG then just like in negotiations wasn't on the same page as their politicians and started their BS. Weeks after the above.

So why didn't ships go through then? Trump said he'd underwrite them. So why not go?

Just now, DEagle7 said:

So why didn't ships go through then? Trump said he'd underwrite them. So why not go?

If Iran closed it why offer to underwrite? Trump was attacking Iran and the insurance companies stopped the traffic because of it.

9 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Using a meme with Trump hobnobbing with the leader of North Korea was a choice.

Just now, paco said:

Using a meme with Trump hobnobbing with the leader of North Korea was a choice.

Sure was. Funny too

13 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

I love the psychological projections from mentally ill and deranged peeps

If I was looking to interact with a soft-serve beta male Trump cuckold with an IQ that falls within the range of car tire pressures I'd quote you. Until then feel free to go back to licking Trump taint until I feel the need to to talk to a lower life form.

1 minute ago, Diehardfan said:

Sure was. Funny too

Keep going. You're doing great.

1 hour ago, paco said:

And that's the exact corner DieHardOnAHillFan painted himself into. The second he acknowledges that Iran was actively making threats (and backing it up) to cause an insurance company to take that position, he has to admit that they closed the strait, not the insurance company.

Just now, Phillyterp85 said:

Weeks off in the storyline but cute effort.

1 minute ago, paco said:

Keep going. You're doing great.

Iran is better in every metric. On repeat.

2 minutes ago, mayanh8 said:

If I was looking to interact with a soft-serve beta male

Like I said projection at it's best.

9 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

If Iran closed it why offer to underwrite? Trump was attacking Iran and the insurance companies stopped the traffic because of it.

Because Trump is a moron. You realize that had a shipping company actually accepted this, it would have cost the US taxpayer more money right? The US taxpayer would have then been on the hook to pay for the damages to foreign owned shipping vessels that got attacked by Iran trying to pass through the strait.

Just now, Phillyterp85 said:

Because Trump is a moron. You realize that had a shipping company actually accepted this, it would have cost the US taxpayer more money right? The US taxpayer would have then been on the hook to pay for the damages to foreign owned shipping vessels that got attacked by Iran trying to pass through the strait.

I posted two sources fact checking me to be right. Your psychosis has been noted

Like a good neighbor state farm is there

1 minute ago, Nice Work Pal said:

Like a good neighbor state farm is there

Beginning of March time stamp. More please since they are correct.

DH has replaced KZ

3 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

If Iran closed it why offer to underwrite? Trump was attacking Iran and the insurance companies stopped the traffic because of it.

You are so F'ing stupid hahahahaha. More, right now!

16 hours ago, Diehardfan said:

To be fair Iran actually did. Let's review for idiots here.

People said Iran's navy was closing it. I said no chance their navy can do that which kicked the convo off.

Insurance companies closed it by stopping traffic in early March

Trump offered to cover losses in response to the insurance companies closing it

Their minister said it wasn’t closed

The IRGC did their thing AFTER the insurance companies stopped the flow late March

Trump closed it

I've been right the entire time.

When the "Diehards dumbest posts - top 10 all time” is published some years from now this post will be in the list.

2 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

When the "Diehards dumbest posts - top 10 all time” is published some years from now this post will be in the list.

Grok and Google agree with me. Cope harder.

Google:

Yes, insurance companies and reinsurers effectively stopped the flow of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz before the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) formally announced it was closed, according to industry reports from March 2026. 

Traffic through the vital waterway had already dropped by over 80% following the start of U.S./Israel strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, as war risk insurers started withdrawing cover before the official IRGC declaration of closure. 

Key Details of the Insurance-Driven Shutdown:

• Preemptive Withdrawal: Within 72 hours of the initial strikes, major insurance clubs representing 90% of the world's merchant fleet began cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the region.

• Surging Premiums: War risk insurance premiums surged fivefold to as high as 1-3% of the ship's value, making transit economically impossible for most operators.

• Commercial Stop: Shipping giants, including Maersk, suspended cargo bookings in and out of the region due to the lack of insurance and safety, causing tankers to stop in their tracks, with only a few non-Western ships attempting passage.

• De Facto Closure: Industry experts noted that the "commercial shutdown preceded the physical blockade," meaning the financial decision to stop coverage occurred before the IRGC formally declared the waterway closed and threatened to target ships. 

This "financial blockade" resulted in a collapse of traffic to fewer than four vessels per day by March 5, 2026, a massive drop from the pre-crisis average of over 130 per day