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The Iran War Is Making the Strait of Hormuz Obsolete

By threatening the world’s most important oil chokepoint, Iran may be accelerating the infrastructure that makes it matter less.

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Sep 01, 2026
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Iran’s leverage over the Strait of Hormuz depends on the world having no easy alternative. By making the chokepoint more dangerous, the war is giving Gulf producers a stronger reason to build one.

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