The Strait of Hormuz is a key waterway that lies between Oman and Iran, and connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) describes it as the “world's most important oil

As fighting between Israel and Iran is boiling over, the most strategic oil chokepoint in the world – the Strait of Hormuz – is in the spotlight. Concerns have been raised about just how disruptive the war could be for the steady flow of Gulf oil shipments to Europe,

Strait of Hormuz is used for exporting crude oil to Asia by members of OPEC including Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Iraq