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The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points. It has been so for centuries, with vast hinterlands rich in luxury trade goods, but no easy access to lucrative trading ports. In his memoirs, Babur, the first padishah of the Mughal Empire, recounted how almonds had to be carried from the distant Ferghana region in Central Asia to Hormuz to reach markets.

During 2023–2025, 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG) and 25% of seaborne oil trade passed through the strait annually. The strait had never been closed for extended time during Middle East conflicts (until this month) (unlike the Straits of Tiran/Bab-el-Mandeb) though Iran occasionally had threatened to close the strait (and they did), and preparations to mine it have been undertaken.

Etymology

Persian etymology derives "Hormuz" from the Middle Persian pronunciation of the name of the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda. Alternatively, it has been suggested that the name derives from the local Persian word Hur-Mogh 'Place of Dates'. A theory claims that the strait of Hormuz may have been named after Ifra Hormizd, the mother of King Shapur II of Persia, who ruled between 309 and 379 AD.

In the 10th–17th centuries AD, the Kingdom of Ormus was located here. Scholars, historians and linguists derive the name "Ormuz" from the local Persian word هورمغ Hur-mogh meaning date palm.

From the 15th century onward, from a strategic point of view, the geography of the strait maintained and expanded its importance with the arrival of foreign powers such as Portugal, which maintained its presence between the 16th and 18th centuries, also provoking disputes with other emerging powers such as England when it arrived in the region in the 17th century.

Navigation

To reduce the risk of collision, ships moving through the strait follow a traffic separation scheme (TSS): inbound ships use one lane, outbound ships another, each lane being two miles wide. The lanes are separated by a two-mile-wide "median"

In 1959, Iran altered the legal status of the strait by expanding its territorial sea to 12 nmi (22 km) and declaring it would recognize only transit by innocent passage through the newly expanded area.[16] In 1972, Oman also expanded its territorial sea to 12 nmi (22 km) by decree.[16] Thus, by 1972, the Strait of Hormuz was completely "closed" by the combined territorial waters of Iran and Oman. During the 1970s, neither Iran or Oman attempted to impede the passage of warships, but in the 1980s, both countries asserted claims that were different from customary (old) law.

Oil trade flow

During 2023–2025, 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas and 25% of seaborne oil trade passes through the Strait, illustrating its important location for trade.

More than 85% of these crude oil exports went to Asian markets on a daily basis, with Japan, India, South Korea and China the largest destinations. If shipping through the Strait of Hormuz were significantly disrupted for an extended period, it could lead to a major oil supply crisis for major Asian importers such as India and China.

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[-] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Link to the 🐼 Hexbear Matrix Chat https://matrix.to/#/#Hexbear:matrix.org khamenei-what

Today's slop is roasted kale, carrots, and what's supposed to be a vegan Dublin coddle (the mashed potatoes are extra)

The pink shit btw is vegan bacon bits, which were one of the worst decisions I ever made to order

You hear about kawaii pink, these fuckers are kowai pink

[-] BattleshipPokemon@hexbear.net 6 points 2 hours ago

Need to knkow the origin of this post ngl

[-] TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net 6 points 2 hours ago

The AWESOME POWER of the Immortal Science

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Today's a big day! Getting my Ural Wolf back from the repair shop, it's in good running order now so I can sell it with a clear conscience. I had to grind a LOT of overtime to get the cash together to fix this thing, and even though finding a buyer might take a while cuz this is a niche appeal vehicle once I do this money is gonna be like drain cleaner on my finances.

That said I'm sad to see it go. It's been a great machine, taught me how much I love motorcycles, I love the sound and the smell and the feel of riding it a lot. It's got the most comfy seat and riding position of any motorcycle I've sat on too, which aint nothin.

BUT it was the wrong motorcycle for me. I learned from doing all of the maintenance myself for the two years I was riding it every day that I really, really hate doing motorcycle maintenance. The bike I got to replace it is completely turnkey, which is such a massive quality of life upgrade over constantly worrying about every little sound the bike makes while I'm riding it and wondering what I'm gonna have to fix next.

[-] BimboChristmas@hexbear.net 5 points 2 hours ago

Birch beer is better than root beer and it sucks that I can't find it in stores here.

[-] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 4 points 3 hours ago
[-] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 4 points 4 hours ago

On the Crest of a Wave - R Crumb

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 2 points 59 minutes ago

Novus ordo McDough? Who is mcdough

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 7 points 5 hours ago

New type of guy: Republican Bill Maher.

Someone who acts like a gamergater and swears up and down he’s a conservative, but in practice is a leftist and always goes on about how everyone to the right of PSL are idiots.

Always pretends the left can do no wrong and highlights the other side’s reasonable reaction as why it is ok to treat them like garbage.

[-] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 5 points 5 hours ago

Why isnt one battle after another isnt just a 200 minute nonstop action scenes its called one battle after another

[-] Coolkidbozzy@hexbear.net 5 points 5 hours ago

marx didn't predict that blockading the strait of hormuz would dismantle global capitalism

[-] Arahnya@hexbear.net 1 points 3 hours ago

https://youtu.be/NjJPjAkLXS8

I think Dune (1984) is best viewed as a standalone piece, ultimately detached from the original series. If you know nothing else about Dune, then it makes David Lynch's vision even better. Despite the industry's attemps to take this movie from him, you can still feel his overwhelming influence snd subsequent dreaminess.

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[-] Carl@hexbear.net 11 points 10 hours ago

in the hexbear community turning a big dial that says "hating on treats" and looking at the audience for approval like a constant on The Price is Right

(this is not directed at anyone in particular)

[-] KnilAdlez@hexbear.net 3 points 9 hours ago

No, it's true


[-] KnilAdlez@hexbear.net 6 points 9 hours ago

I hate to say it but timothee chalamet could fuck up a tim burton film


[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 51 minutes ago)

They should cast me as the next Dr Who. I would bring an absolute lack of whimsy to the role. I would totally use a gun. I would bonk a Sontarran on the big dome head and make it go inside the costume like a wack a mole. Id go back in time and grab the fourth doctor's hands from behind and make him connect the Kill the Daleks Wires. I would NEVER go back to England, ew.

[-] HarryLime@hexbear.net 7 points 10 hours ago

"We're looking for a dangerous man. We don't know his real name, but his alias is...The Quivering Butthole."

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[-] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 4 points 7 hours ago

That's a very pink tongue. Been eating berries, wolf?

[-] Carl@hexbear.net 4 points 11 hours ago

death death death death death death death death

Ah, Tango! The poor man's Divine Rapier.

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Rimworld colony has finally reached "Who are you again?" size. Armory full of guns and ammo, broad fields of weed and coke growing on the outskirts to be packed up into a blimp and traded for steel and other goods. When it gets this big I like to build a cybernetics campus with a science library and surgical ward. This one is a glass-walled modern lab on a beach where the researchers can look out onto a massive lake. The next late game luxuries will be an airport, sauna, hotel, coffee shop and art gallery. I'll know I've made it when my soldiers have actual uniforms.

I've always valued dedicated cybernetics centers ever since one game, when I recruited a mad max-style wasteland raider who had been Johnny Got His Gun'd by friendly flamethrower fire and left for dead in the retreat. No limbs, eyes, ears, jaw or tongue. After weathering a dozen agonizing infections, I slowly turned him into Adam Jensen over the course of several in-game months. Then I gave him a dinosaur hide trench coat and a pair of machine pistols, and the rest is history.

[-] Sickos@hexbear.net 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)
[-] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 2 points 6 hours ago

That seems incredible that came to pass as such

[-] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 4 points 11 hours ago

My most reactionary take is that Warthog is the best Ramones song

[-] into_highest_invite@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 10 hours ago

what happened to the capital reading group? it's been a while

[-] take_five_moments@hexbear.net 9 points 14 hours ago

contestant on jeopardy made a claim that growing up in communist china their mother wasn't allowed to have a favorite color.

I felt like I would hurt the feelings of the other colors if I had a favorite. It had nothing to do with communism, but I think it was because of emotionally negligent/abusive parents. Thank you for your attention on this matter.

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

anakin-padme-2 And the host blinked, shook their head slightly and said "What the fuck does that even mean?"

right?

[-] take_five_moments@hexbear.net 6 points 9 hours ago

nah there's all kinds of anticommunist nonsense on that show

[-] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 13 points 15 hours ago

I have a whiteboard with a checklist of body parts to wash up in my bathroom with the ass conspicuously unchecked so no one thinks I’m gay

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[-] segfault11@hexbear.net 10 points 15 hours ago

i'm declaring jihad on electron framework

[-] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 8 points 15 hours ago

"Troll Logic" was an underrated meme fad

[-] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 7 points 14 hours ago

when do they make an m rated kirby

[-] CrawlMarks@hexbear.net 3 points 6 hours ago

Mouthful mode makes a return

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

kirby game that's completely normal except he's got his crazy frog style dick and balls out at all times

[-] Kefla@hexbear.net 5 points 12 hours ago

I would buy this game, get on it nintendo

[-] edie@lemmy.encryptionin.space 9 points 15 hours ago

I want to congratulate myself, 3 years in the making (lol adhd), I have finally finished the epub of The Cold War and Its Origins

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[-] woozy@hexbear.net 5 points 14 hours ago

work in progress of the tiger doll pattern i'm sewing!

here is a link to the pattern if interested: http://xhslink.com/o/9jmHRWeHDwQ. i'm pretty happy with it so far. the fabrics i'm using are both a linen/cotton blend and they're very soft. from here i just need to add some facial features and their ears and stuff!

only thing is i kinda made a blunder with the tip of their face, it's supposed to be entirely flat there but instead it really sticks out. wondering how i can fix that when i try making a second one.

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