strait

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Iraq said it’s received permission from Iran to have its oil tankers transit the strait.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

However, an end to the fighting doesn’t mean that Iran will immediately reopen the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Energy Information Administration, about one-fifth of global petroleum liquids trade passes through the strait, which has been effectively closed since early in the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Shipping analysts said it was the first vessel owned by a major Western European firm to go through the strait since the conflict began on 28 February.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

When they arrived at Actium to set up headquarters at their camp on the south side of the strait, they found Octavian’s army camped on the opposite bank.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby