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Some oil tankers are rerouting, pausing, or avoiding the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating Middle East tensions and fresh U.S. strikes on Iran, raising fears of a global oil supply shock.

Oil (BZ=F, CL=F) Oil prices surged to a five-month high on Monday after Iran signalled it may close the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear facilities.

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Iran has struck back, but the Strait of Hormuz remains open, why hasn’t Tehran carried out its threat? China and Iran’s neighbors may have affected the decision?

Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a passage for roughly 20% of the world’s petroleum. Many view the scenario as a scorched-earth tactic and distant possibility.

Iran’s parliament has voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, the vital shipping channel through which around 20% of the world’s daily oil flows.

Middle East News: For a few days, the world held its breath. It seems the conflict between Israel, the US and Iran is not going to escalate any further, at least for no.

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The United Arab Emirates is aiming to connect all seven emirates through a 900-kilometer (559-mile) high-speed rail network.

A functioning Strait of Hormuz is “absolutely essential” to the health of the global economy, he said.

A closure of the Strait would be particularly detrimental to China and other Asian economies which rely on the crude oil and natural gas shipped through the waterway.