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Hormuz Strait Crisis (2026) is a crisis that acquired military and commercial dimensions following the announcement on 2 March 2026 by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that all transit through the Hormuz Strait had been closed, after the attacks launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on 28 February 2026. By 5 March 2026, commercial shipping traffic through the Hormuz Strait had effectively come to a halt.The Strategic and Economic Importance of the Hormuz StraitThe Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, natural sea passage located in the southwest of Asia, connecting the Persian Gulf with the Oman Gulf and the Arabian Sea. The strait, whose northern shores belong to Iran and southern shores to Oman, serves as a critical maritime corridor for the international transfer of energy resources from the Middle East. Geographically, the Strait of Hormuz forms the main route for the seaborne transport of oil, natural gas, and other commercial goods exiting the Persian G