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Strait ... Strait separating the Persian Gulf to the west and the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea to the east.
Iran speedboats 'threatened suicide attack on US' in Strait of Hormuz ...
The White House issued a stern warning to Tehran today after Iranian speedboats buzzed three US navy ships passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz and reportedly threatened ...
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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Tropical Cyclone Gonu could still cause oil prices to soar, analysts have warned, as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz may face giant waves ...

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Hormuz, Strait of, narrow waterway, linking the Persian Gulf on the west, with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea on the east. Separating the Arabian Peninsula from Iran, it is about 275 km (170 mi) long and from 50 to 80 km (about 30 to 50 mi) wide. It is of great strategic economic significance to the worldwide shipment of petroleum. Here are Qeshm Island (Iran) as well as three islands—Ţunb al Kubrá (Greater Tunb), Ţunb aş Şughrá (Lesser Tunb), and Abū Mūsá—seized by Iran in 1971 but claimed by the United Arab Emirates.