May 2 , 2019
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- Due to increasing tension with the United States, Iran warns to shut down the strategic Hormuz Strait.
- Hormuz strait is a vital shipping route linking Middle East oil producers to markets in Asia, Europe, North America and beyond.
- The Strait is 33 km wide at its narrowest point.
- The shipping lane is just 3 km wide in either direction.
- Almost a fifth of global oil trade passes through Hormuz Strait.
- Nearly all Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) produced by Qatar shipped through this route.
- Qatar is world’s largest producer of LNG.
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