After failed peace talks with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 13 that the U.S. military had begun a blockade of ships leaving Iran’s ports, further disrupting a key global oil route—the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz is known as one of the world’s major “chokepoints,” or key maritime passageways that are vital to the global economy.
Across the world’s vast bodies of water, where are these chokepoints located—and why do they matter to us? Watch this video.
