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Hormuz Disruptions: Strait of Hormuz Crisis Sparks Worldwide Oil and Trade Turmoil

The Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical trade chokepoint, is at the Centre of the economic fallout from the ongoing U.S-Israel conflict with Iran. Nearly 20 million barrels of oil pass through this narrow waterway every day, accounting for roughly one-fifth of global oil consumption.