Iran Warns of Potential $200 per Barrel Oil Prices as It Attacks Merchant Ships
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Iran’s military command warned that oil prices could reach $200 per barrel following attacks on three commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for Iran’s military command, linked oil price increases to regional security destabilization. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that unknown projectiles struck a bulk carrier, cargo vessel, and container ship overnight on March 10. Since February 28, UKMTO has recorded 17 incidents affecting vessels in the Arabian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: James 4:13-14 (NASB 1977)
"Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow, we shall go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit." Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away."
Commentary:
Commercial shipping and energy markets run on plans and price expectations, yet a few overnight strikes can change risk calculations fast. That’s real-world fragility. James confronts the confidence of profit forecasts when tomorrow is not in human control. This pattern—strategic chokepoints leveraged to shake economies—fits the kind of instability Scripture says will mark the last days. Watch the Strait of Hormuz soberly, and keep trust anchored beyond trade routes and headlines.
Prophetic Trend:
Maritime chokepoints are becoming pressure valves for regional power plays, accelerating economic volatility and testing the illusion of stable commerce.
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Source Excerpt:
Iran’s military command warned the world to prepare for oil prices to double as it struck three commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. “Get ready for oil to be $200 a barrel, because the oil price depends on regional security which you have destabilized,” Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for Iran’s military command, said on March 11. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which monitors shipping security in the region, said unknown projectiles targeted a bulk carrier, cargo vessel, and container ship overnight on Wednesday. Since the conflict began on Feb. 28, UKMTO said there have been 17 reports of incidents affecting vessels operating in the Arabian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 03-11-2026 17:43