Mint Explainer: How long can Iran block the Strait of Hormuz?

Mint Explainer: How long can Iran block the Strait of Hormuz?

As Iran’s blockade of the world’s most critical energy chokepoint triggers a global price surge, Mint examines the military, economic and geopolitical factors that will determine how long the shutdown can realistically last.

Mint explores the best- and worst-case scenarios. Has Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz? On Monday the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of Irans armed forces, announced that the Stra… [+2499 chars]
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