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The Strait of Hormuz is an 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. Control over teh strait determines control over the supply of oil from the Gulf nations to the rest of the world; therefore the [[United States]] and its allies have kept naval forces in the area for many years to guard against threats (implicit and explicit) by Iran to control passage.
[[File:Strait of Hormuz.jpg|250px|thumb|Strait of Hormuz]]
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.
[[Category:Seas]]
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.
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[[Category:Middle East]]
[[Category:Seas of the Indian Ocean]]
[[Category:oil]]