May 22, 2013
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The Strait of Hormuz Persian: تَنگِه هُرمُز Tangeh-ye Hormoz, Arabic: مَضيق هُرمُز Maḍīq Hurmuz is a strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. It is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points. On the north coast is Iran, and on the south coast is the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman. At its narrowest, the strait is 21 nautical miles wide.
About 20% of the world's petroleum, and about 35% of the petroleum traded by sea, passes through the strait making it a highly important strategic location for international trade.
(via Freebase)
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![Gantz warns Iran against attacking Israel [Future TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-9182000/9182625/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=65864cfa89aadeba92e2cc2e4872c68d)
![Iran tests long-range ballistic missiles in response to growing Western threats [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-6654000/6654924/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8f95455a47fe49bb87fc157ac47181d9 "A military truck carrying a Shahab-3 missile drives by during a military parade commemorating the anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war, in Tehran September 21, 2008: REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl")
![US Navy commander on Iran: 'We're ready' [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-710000/710691/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=1edf053b9255823cb825e9460e222736)
![Ban Ki-moon urges Iran not to block strategic waterway [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-316000/316328/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=9e6fdefb6ef03643abde77529eacc3e0)
![Iran says EU sanctions 'won't make a difference' [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313845/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8ba13a664a11e5a5a14bbeea70fe18b1)
![EU imposes oil embargo against Iran [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313817/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=854426fb8090eed863183cac772311cb "The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which passed through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf without incident on Sunday: REUTERS/US Navy/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S Powell/Handout")
