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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Hormuz has already shown us the commercial version of this. See The Guardian headline and by-line tell different stories. Largely return to pre-war levels, but needing to be clarified that is by "alternative ways". That alternative is the workaround some are finding to normalise the situation.

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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 02/10/2026

All of this has led some people to conclude that the crisis is easing. It is not. It means the shipping system has found ways to keep some volume moving despite the threat. Adaptation is not the same thing as security. It is often evidence that normality has already been lost.

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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 02/10/2026

The weakness is obvious when you look at refined products. Crude can be diverted, stored, blended and moved through alternative infrastructure. Diesel and other products are less forgiving. That is why the damage is now reaching fuel prices, freight costs and eventually the wider cost of living.

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