4 days ago ... For Iran, the effect of the blockade was dire. Oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz accounted for about 80 percent of total Iranian exports.
2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis - Wikipedia
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From 13 April to 29 May 2026, the US simultaneously blockaded Iranian ports. Until the war's start, about 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade and 20% of the ...
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