The Strait of Hormuz, located between Oman and Iran, connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The strait is deep enough and wide enough to handle the world’s largest crude oil tankers, and it is one of the world’s most important oil passageways. On Saturday the Iranian Navy fired on ships in the Strait and halted vessels. At its narrowest point, the Strait is only 29 nautical miles wide and it consists of 2-mile-wide navigable channels for inbound and outbound shipping as well as a 2-mile-wide buffer zone. On Monday, President Donald Trump’s administration…
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