thoroughfare

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Iran warned vessels not to enter the Strait of Hormuz, a vital thoroughfare for nearly a fifth of global petroleum supplies.

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Analysts say Iran could close the world’s busiest oil thoroughfare, the Strait of Hormuz, which sees roughly 20 million barrels of petroleum running through it daily, equivalent to almost a fifth of global oil demand.

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More than any other Southeast Asian nation, the Philippines has openly challenged China’s claims to much of the South China Sea, a strategic thoroughfare for about a third of global maritime trade.

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For the purposes of “Crime 101,” that thoroughfare is reimagined as a quick escape route rather than the choked pipeline of sludge more familiar from reality.

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That is because of activity below and above the water, including increased traffic of naval, commercial and scientific vessels from Russia, China and other countries as climate change opens new thoroughfares.

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