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a sea forced through a needle's eye, where empires lined up to fight over the queue.
chokepointHormuz funnels roughly a fifth of global oil
name originshares roots with strict, straitjacket, dire straits
narrow bruteStrait of Gibraltar squeezes two continents 13 km apart
current chaostidal flows can rip through faster than rivers
strategic prizecontrolling one means controlling who sails