Breaking: Iran closes Strait of Hormuz

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16. In theory, we can keep the strait open. Just like the Bab el-Mandeb strait but most ships bypass it and sail around

Africa instead.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-orders-closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-putting-one-fifth-of-world-s-oil-supply-at-risk/ar-AA1Hc03Y

In previous years, the Houthi militia in Yemen was able to successfully disrupt traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait leading into the Red Sea on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula.

Using the firing of missiles and drones, the Houthis were able to cut ship traffic through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden some 70% in June compared with the average levels in 2022 and 2023, according to Clarkson Research Services Ltd, a unit of the world’s largest shipbroker.

Vessel operators have been forced instead to reroute traffic around the southern tip of Africa instead of using the Suez Canal, making journeys for ships traveling between Europe and Asia vastly more expensive and much longer.

Separately, by the way, my post's article title is misleading "Iran orders closure of Strait of Hormuz — putting one-fifth of world’s oil supply at risk"

as the article points out, it's just a vote of the Iranian Parliament

It will come into effect pending a final decision by Iran’s Supreme Council.