TRUMP SAYS STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL BE "OPEN TO ALL" TOMORROW
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- Around 500
- Around 1,200
- Around 2,800
- Around 4,500
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~20% of the world's oil passes through a 21-mile-wide strait!
The Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and Oman, is the world's busiest oil chokepoint. Iran has threatened to close it multiple times since the 1980s — any blockage could spike global oil prices within hours.
The US Navy escorted tankers through the Hormuz Strait back in 1987!
During Operation Earnest Will, the US reflagged 11 Kuwaiti oil tankers & escorted them through the strait amid Iran-Iraq War threats — the largest US naval convoy operation since WWII.
This storyWhen did Iran first threaten to close the Strait of Hormuz?
- Iran-Iraq War, 1980s
- Gulf War, 1991
- Iraq War, 2003
- Arab Spring, 2011
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Iran-Iraq War, 1980s
The US once reflagged Kuwaiti tankers to keep Hormuz open!
During the 1980s Iran-Iraq 'Tanker War,' Operation Earnest Will (1987-88) had the U.S. Navy escort reflagged Kuwaiti ships — the largest U.S. naval convoy op since WWII — to protect oil flow.
The Strait of Hormuz is only 21 miles wide at its narrowest!
Despite its narrow width, roughly 20% of the world's traded oil — about 21 million barrels per day — passes through it, making it the world's most critical oil chokepoint.
