What is the Strait of Hormoles and how does it affect the global economy?

Iran has warned that it may attempt to try to Hormoz Strait To transport traffic in retribution to join the United States on Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

In Iranian Government Revenge measures, including the possible closure of the Strait of the Hormoz, are a vital transport line for global energy resources. The regime in Iran can pursue this goal using mines, anti -ship missiles or other equipment to block or destroy transportation.

Iranian government media recently reported such a plan approved by the country's parliament, though he insisted that it needed to be discharged from the Supreme National Security Council.

Approximately 20 % of global demand for petroleum products passes through the Hormoz Strait – which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arab Sea and is bordered by Iran on the one hand. The gorge is less than 30 miles at its thinnest point, which makes the ships cross passing if they try to close it.

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The Energy Information Office (EIA) at the US Department of Energy notes that in 2024, Oil flow Through the Strait, an average of about 20 million barrels per day, with a similar level in the first quarter of 2025.

“In the Strait of Hormoos flows in 2024, and the first trimester of 2025 forms more than a quarter of the total global marine oil trade and about one fifth of the world Oil and oil EIA wrote.

“In addition, about one -fifth of the World Liquid Natural Gas Trade also crossed the hormoz in 2024, primarily.”

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EIA estimated that 84 % of crude oil and condensate and 83 % of liquid natural gas that moved through the hormoz Strait went to Asian markets in 2024.

“China, India, Japan and South Korea were the top destinations for crude oil to move to Asia via the Strait for Hermos, accounting for 69 % of all crude hormoles and condensate in 2024,” the agency said.

The United States has imported about 0.5 million barrels per day of crude oil and condensate from the Persian Gulf through the Hormoz Strait, accounting for about 7 % of US oil and condensate imports and 2 % of US oil consumption.

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The largest raw exporters and condensate passing through the Strait of Hormoles are Saudi Arabia (5.3 million barrels per day), Iraq (3.2 million) and the United Arab Emirates (1.8 million). Iran came in fourth in the first quarter of 2025 in the fourth place.

Foreign Minister Marco Rubio appeared in Fox News “Sunday next morning“And to the host of Maria Bartromeo, China and other countries should discourage Iran from trying to close the hormoz Strait.

China is the main importer According to EIA data, crude oil carried through the Strait and 5.4 million barrels per day in the first quarter of 2025.

“I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call it, because they are heavily dependent on the hormoles Strait for their oil,” Rubio said. “If they do it, this will be another terrible mistake. If they do it, it is economic suicide for them. And we keep options to deal with it.”

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“Other countries have to look at this too,” and that “it hurts the economy of other countries is much worse than us. I think it is a huge exacerbation that is not only by us but others.”

He also said that the Iranian government “wants to say what they have to say. These are things that have to happen to its domestic policy and so on.”

“We had three goals,” Rubio said of the US strike. Fordo, Nathanz and IsfahanHuman

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“What is happening depends on what they want to do,” Rubio said.