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6 hours agoThree oil supertankers appear to make move through Hormuz | Fortune
The reopening of Hormuz is critical to the world's oil trade because its closure has resulted in the loss of millions of barrels of supply to global markets. A resumption would alleviate pressure on increasingly tight physical markets everywhere.
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3 weeks agoIran maintains its threat in the Strait of Hormuz despite opening passage to some vessels from non-combatant countries
Iran selectively allows ships through the Strait of Hormuz, using control of this critical waterway as leverage against the United States and Israel while permitting passage to non-hostile nations.
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4 weeks agoWhoops: Trump Reportedly Told Aides Iran Wouldn't Block Strait of Hormuz if U.S. Attacked
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned Trump that if the U.S. attacked, Iran could respond by closing the strait, which connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. About 20% of the world's crude oil passes through Hormuz. Caine said in several briefings that U.S. officials had long believed Iran would deploy mines, drones and missiles to close the world's most vital shipping lane.
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1 month agoEnergy Secretary's Incorrect War Tweet Scrambles Markets, Yet Another Trump-Epstein Statue Appears on Mall, Naked Burglar on the Loose in Fairfax - Washingtonian
Nearly 150 US troops were wounded in military operations related to Iran, with most injuries minor and over 100 returning to duty, while the US destroyed Iranian mine-laying vessels and France deployed warships to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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