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The Strait of Hormuz is the most important oil choke point in the world. Use our interactive map to explore it

  • Written by Wes Mountain, Multimedia Editor
The Strait of Hormuz is the most important oil choke point in the world. Use our interactive map to explore itWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

After months of increasing tension between Iran and the US, on Tuesday the Morrison government committed a warship, surveillance aircraft and about 200 troops to a US-led convoy to protect ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

But why is this small passage – just 39km across at its narrowest point...

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