IRANIAN MEDIA: U.S. NAVY SHIPS NEAR STRAIT OF HORMUZ TARGETED BY MISSILE AND DRONES FROM ARMED FORCES
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“IRANIAN MEDIA HAVE REPORTED SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS IN THE CITIES OF MINAB, SIRIK AND BANDAR ABBAS”
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The U.S. has struck Iranian forces before — in 1988's Operation Praying Mantis
On April 18, 1988, the U.S. Navy destroyed two Iranian oil platforms and sank or damaged 6 Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf — the largest U.S. naval surface battle since WWII — also in response to Iranian aggression.
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- Bottom 5
- Bottom 10
- Bottom 20
- Bottom 40
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Bottom 5
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- 20% enriched
- 40% enriched
- 60% enriched
- 80% enriched
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60% enriched
This storyWhat share of global oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz?
- About 5%
- About 20%
- About 35%
- About 50%
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About 20%
The Strait of Hormuz is only 21 nautical miles wide at its narrowest!
Each direction of shipping uses a lane just 2 miles wide. Yet ~20% of the world's oil supply — around 20 million barrels per day — passes through it, making it the world's single most critical energy chokepoint.
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- 252 days
- 333 days
- 444 days
- 510 days
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444 days
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