[Boot Hill]

Magnum44:   "I have never believed the hype of those who say Iran can have 'catastrophic' impact. There will always be someone else who can step up to fill the oil needs."

You're missing the point of the post you are quoting from. If the Straits of Hormuz are blocked, it doesn't just stop Iranian oil, it stops all the oil from all six Persian Gulf oil producers. That's stops the flow of more than half of the world's oil from making it to the international market place.

[Magnum44]

And my point was that blocking the straights would be an act of war, and would be very short lived.