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By wresting control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has turned the tables on US
Sean Mathews
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Tue, 03/17/2026 - 20:08
If the US fails to push Iran out of Hormuz or washes its hands of the waterway, the repercussions will ripple across global trade and finance, experts say
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The proposal from President Trump to assemble an international naval coalition for the defense of the Strait of Hormuz encounters formidable obstacles. Iran's advanced A2/AD capabilities—featuring an array of missiles, drones, and submarines—combined with the strait's challenging topography, complic
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Traffic through the key waterway is increasingly conditional and has been limited to about two ships per day, compared with about 100 previously.
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Oil prices advanced on Tuesday as energy market participants monitored Middle East supply disruptions.
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Warning comes as 400 million barrels of oil are being released from global reserves during waterway's closure.
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