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Why the US and Iran are fighting over this tiny waterway
- Published_at:2019-08-22
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Vox
- tags: Iran united states shipping oil iran nuclear nuclear weapons nuclear jcpoa Vox.com vox explain explainer hormuz Strait of Hormuz tankers oil tankers atlas vox atlas danush parvaneh Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Steven Chu George W. Bush Mohammad Javad Zarif Ali Asghar Soltanieh stena impero sea mines why is iran attacking oil tankers chokepoint us sanctions iran sanctions
- description: The Strait of Hormuz, “the jugular of the global economy," has become a useful bargaining chip for Iran. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway that lies between Iran and Oman. This 21 mile-wide passage supports 20% of the world’s oil supply. A closure of this waterway could send the global economy into a tailspin. In recent months, several oil tankers have been seized, attacked and harassed. These oil tankers — and this narrow water passage — are at the center of the conflict between the US and Iran. It's a conflict that spans decades and has the potential to escalate in one of the world’s most important oil chokepoints. Read more about the recent escalation between the US and Iran: https://www.vox.com/world/2019/6/21/18700857/us-iran-standoff-timeline Strait of Hormuz stats and details from the US Energy Information Administration: https://www.eia.gov/beta/international/regions-topics.php?RegionTopicID=WOTC More on the history of conflict between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz in David Crist's novel, The Twilight War: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/307277/the-twilight-war-by-david-crist/9780143123675/ Vox Atlas demonstrates where conflicts occur on a map and the ways in which foreign policy shapes a region. Watch all the episodes here: http://bit.ly/2SThVsf Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H
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