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There is a narrow stretch of water in the Middle East that quietly controls the flow of the modern world. It is not very wide, and on a map it almost looks insignificant. But through this single passage flows nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. This is the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most …

There is a narrow stretch of water in the Middle East that quietly controls the flow of the modern world. It is not very wide, and on a map it almost looks insignificant. But through this single passage flows nearly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. This is the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most strategically important waterways on Earth, and in today’s world, it sits at the center of rising geopolitical tension. The strait lies between Iran to the north and Oman to the south, connecting the P