Why BLOCKING This Strait Will Cause DISASTER
Why BLOCKING This Strait Will Cause DISASTER
In 2021,we all witnessed what chaos followed when a massive ship, Ever Given, got stuck in the Suez Canal, blocking billions of dollars worth of cargo each day. But actually, there’s another waterway that’s way more important than the Suez Canal: the Strait of Hormuz.
Strait of Hormuz is a narrow passage, just a bit over 30 miles wide— which is even smaller than Luxembourg! But its importance is more than you can imagine. If any country somehow manages to block this strait, no one can stop WWIII from coming.
Now, why is this tiny waterway so vital?
This little strait is the only route for ships traveling between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Around the Persian Gulf, there are eight countries and four of them rely entirely on the Strait of Hormuz to reach the rest of the world's oceans. These countries are major players in the oil game.
Roughly two-thirds of the world's proven, regular oil reserves, totaling around 674 billion barrels are contained within the Persian Gulf. But how is World War III connected to it? Let's find out the answers to these questions in this video.
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