An Introduction to the Strait of Hormuz and Its Role in the Longstanding US-Iran Conflict

You can find the primer above. Strait of Hormuzabout 20% of the world’s oil supply flows through the narrow passage between Iran and Oman. Creator voxthis video explains why this chokepoint has long played a central role in tensions between the United States and Iran. Since the 1980s, Iran has threatened to disrupt traffic in the strait as a means of putting pressure on the global economy. Currently facing attacks from the United States and Israel, it is taking advantage of the threat and slowly reducing traffic. As oil prices soar, the Trump administration has yet to show it has a coherent plan to counter the strategy Iran announced decades ago. Look forward to future updates…

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