CANBERRA: (Apr 7) The Strait of Hormuz crisis has reached a critical juncture. President Donald Trump has demanded that Iran reopen the Strait, or the United States will further intensify its military assault.
While the strait has not been totally closed to shipping, it has been substantially disrupted, and transits have effectively slowed to a trickle. The Strait is economically and strategically unique due to the access it provides to the Persian Gulf, from which there is no exit point. All shipping passes through a single waterway.
The key navigational choke point borders Iran to the north and Oman to the south. It’s only 29 nautical miles wide (53 kilometres) and consists of two-mile-wide (just over three kilometres) navigable channels for inbound and outbound shipping as well as a two-mile-wide buffer zone. This is all in Iranian waters.
Source: PTI News
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