passageway

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Their aim is to deny Tehran control over the strait, a narrow, 21-mile-wide passageway through which a fifth of global energy supplies flows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

He has been under pressure from allies who are most acutely feeling Iran’s choking off the passageway that handles about 20% of the world’s oil supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

European leaders say forcing the passageway open militarily is unrealistic and more likely to come about through international pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Iran has also threatened to control or close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait External link, another narrow passageway that controls sea traffic toward the Suez Canal.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The office area forming the “head” to the left is connected by a narrow passageway to the “shell” containing the main body of the museum.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson