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The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most important shipping routes, and its most vital oil transit choke point. (BBC)

The Strait of Hormuz (/hɔːrˈmuːz/ Persian: تنگهٔ هُرمُز, romanized: Tangeh-ye Hormoz, Arabic: مَضيق هُرمُز, romanized: Maḍīq Hurmuz) is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points. (Wikipedia)