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Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Amid Regional Escalation

First detected 17 Aug · last moved 1h ago · IR IL US

The picture

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to attacks by the United States and Israel, disrupting one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints. The closure threatens global trade flows and energy supplies dependent on this vital waterway between Iran and Oman.

The signals behind it · 1

5Oil · Ags · Nat gas1h ago
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to most ships in response to attacks by the United States and Israel; a closure of the transit point for roughly 20 percent of seaborne oil and significant shares of ammonia, urea, phosphate and helium halts flows with no maritime alternative.