The Strait of Hormuz is the most important oil choke point in the world. Use our interactive map to explore it
- Written by Wes Mountain, Multimedia Editor
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After months of increasing tension between Iran and the US, on Tuesday the Morrison government committed a warship, surveillance aircraft and about 200 troops to a US-led convoy to protect ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
But why is this small passage – just 39km across at its narrowest point...