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

The strait is a key waterway for energy transit, sending prices soaring.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Iran also effectively blocked the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway, causing a surge in the price of oil.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 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

Early one morning they hired a boat to row them into the Ganges River, a waterway sacred to Hindus.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin