The Strait of Hormuz is one of the busiest shipping routes in the world and provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean. An average of about 20 million b

Iran is reportedly considering closing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil chokepoint, as tensions with Israel escalate,

The Strait of Hormuz is both a vital passage point and a permanent point of tension. As long as the world depends on Oil from the Persian Gulf, its security will remain a major geostrategic concern. If Iran were to cross the red line, the consequences would not be limited to barrels of Oil, but the global economic balance could be shaken.