Attacks by Iran have already nearly halted the flow of oil through the vital waterway as commercial ship crews fear being hit by missiles, drones or mines.
Strait of Hormuz
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WATCH: How traffic dried up in the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is “about as wrong as things could go” for global oil markets. Iran achieved it not with a naval blockade, but with cheap drones.
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Iranian commandos seize an Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz
Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel as tensions in the region heightened.
