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The '''Strait of Hormuz''' is a narrow international waterway connecting the [[Persian Gulf]] to the [[Arabian Sea]]. [[Iran]] lies to the north of the strait, while an exclave of [[Oman]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]] lie to the south.  

The '''Strait of Hormuz''' is a narrow international waterway connecting the [[Persian Gulf]] to the [[Arabian Sea]]. [[Iran]] lies to the north of the strait, while an exclave of [[Oman]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]] lie to the south.  

This strait is the bottleneck for the world's oil supply. Until Feb. 28, 2026, roughly 20% of the world's total liquid petroleum consumption, about 20 million barrels daily, traversed this Strait.  

This strait is the bottleneck for the world's oil supply. Until Feb. 28, 2026, roughly 20% of the world's total liquid petroleum consumption, about 20 million barrels daily, traversed this strait.  

The [[United States]] and other nations have tended to keep naval forces near the Strait to safeguard passage there, but in the 2026 war against Iran the [[Trump 2.0|Second Trump Administration]] was unable to keep the Strait open for safe passage.

The [[United States]] and other nations have tended to keep naval forces near the strait to safeguard passage there, but in the 2026 war against Iran, the [[Trump 2.0|Second Trump Administration]] was unable to keep the strait open for safe passage.

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