What Will Happen to the Strait Crucial for Global Oil Supply?
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The Strait of Hormuz is considered the world's most important oil transportation passage. Rising hostilities between Iran and Israel have sparked concerns that shipping and crude oil flows could be disrupted.
The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor between Oman and Iran, linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) describes it as "the world’s most important oil transit chokepoint." At its narrowest point, the strait is just 33 kilometers wide, with shipping lanes only two kilometers wide in each direction, making navigation congested and potentially hazardous. Large quantities of crude
