waterway

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Oil fell in early Asian trade on signs of a potential U.S.-Iran peace deal that could reopen Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Iran has renewed its warnings over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for oil and gas transport which it has essentially closed since early in the war, roiling global energy markets.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The Strait is a critical waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is typically transported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Nowhere is this more evident than in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow Persian Gulf waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil normally travels.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The word you run across in geography, by the way, is strait, referring to a tight waterway: the Strait of Gibraltar, the Bering Strait. subtly.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner