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1 bullish · 3 bearish · 7 neutral · exact words, dated and sourced
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Bearish 2026-08-06
Same segment; Iranian control of the waterway would raise long-run energy costs.
Giving the Iranians control of the most important international waterway for energy would only drive up the cost of energy in the long run, Stuart.
Neutral 2026-07-30
the strait mattering less within two years as routes reroute
“This is a generational shift”
Neutral 2026-07-29
the US objective vs Israel's, as she frames it. subject stripped: 'President Trump, the United States, wants...'; the point is the two are NOT aligned
“wants to open the Strait of H ormuz. That's our primary objective”
Neutral 2026-07-28
the red line as he states it. lobbyist policy advocacy
“we can't end up with Iran controlling the Strait of Hormuz”
Neutral leaning · 2026-07-27
pipelines that avoid the strait, done next year maybe 2027. timing ambiguous between host and guest; do not pin 2027 to Eisman without the frame-check
“pretty close to being finished”
Bearish 2026-07-27
13 nights of strikes without ending the threat. NEGATED CLAUSE: quote must carry the didn-t-really-seem-to lead or it reads as the opposite
“didn't really seem to diminish Iran's ability to threaten shipping”
Neutral leaning · 2026-07-26
military timeline to reopen the strait. event claim WILL; presumes the conflict stays a limited operation (his yet caveat)
“likely will take a few weeks to accomplish that task”
Neutral 2026-07-26
scope of the operation. the yet signals possible escalation
“This is a limited operation to open the Straits of Hormuz”
Bearish 2026-07-24
prospects for reopening the strait. geopolitical analysis; the quote is the back half of an if-Pakistan-and-China-get-involved conditional
“very, very difficult when it comes to actually getting a solution on the Strait of Hormuz”
Bullish 2026-07-24
Hormuz reopening timeline
“we're pushing that reopening into next year”
WTI crude since this was said: ▲ +11.6% · 89.31 → 99.65 · as of 2026-09-11
Neutral 2026-07-24
what the strait carries. factual throughput; do not misread as current flow
“15 million barrels a day of crude that leaves through there”
WTI crude since this was said: ▲ +11.6% · 89.31 → 99.65 · as of 2026-09-11
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