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US EIA reminder: Strait of Hormuz world’s most important oil chokepoint; almost 20% of oil traded worldwide

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They are a critical part of global energy security due to the high volume of oil traded through their narrow straits. The Strait is located between Oman and Iran, and connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. —US EIA. The Bosporus and Dardanelles comprise the Turkish Straits and divide Asia from Europe.

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NATO’s Emergency Plan for an Orbital Backup Internet

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On 18 February 2024, a missile attack from the Houthi militants in Yemen hit the cargo ship Rubymar in the Red Sea. This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2025. Iceland has a lot of financial services, a lot of cloud computing, and it is connected to Europe and North America by four cables. Theyre fragile.

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