The narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil passes. Incidents involve military operations, naval confrontations, and blockade actions threatening global energy supplies and civilian populations.
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Updated April 7, 2026Foreign Policy & War
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Trump's explicit threats to destroy all civilian infrastructure in Iran — every bridge, every power plant — with the stated goal of ensuring Iran 'could literally never rebuild as a nation again' …
Trump stated 'Every bridge in Iran will be decimated by 12 o'clock tomorrow night, every power plant will be out of business, burning, …
Trump warned 'a whole civilization will die tonight' unless Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday 8 PM ET deadline.
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Updated March 25, 2026Foreign Policy & War
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The Iran war triggered closure of the world's most critical energy chokepoint, causing the largest supply disruption since the 1970s. Oil above $120/barrel, 70% food import disruption across Gulf …
The Strait of Hormuz — through which approximately 20 million barrels of oil pass daily, representing 20% of global seaborne oil trade — was …
Tanker traffic dropped by approximately 70%, with over 150 ships anchoring outside the strait to avoid risks.