What is the Strait of Hormuz and what could happen to oil prices if Iran shuts it down?

What is the Strait of Hormuz and what could happen to oil prices if Iran shuts it down?

It's called the world's most critical oil choke point — and Iran holds the power.Washington's strikes on Iran stoked fears that Iran could retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway between Iran and Oman through which around 20 per cent of the

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