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What happens… if one narrow stretch of water… brings the entire world to a standstill? This is the Strait of Hormuz. A thin passage between Iran and Oman…
but one of the most important chokepoints on Earth. Every single day…
nearly twenty percent of the world’s oil flows through this route. Tankers carrying energy…
that powers cities, industries, and entire economies. Now imagine…
that flow suddenly stops.