• The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow channel, approximately 30 miles wide at the narrowest point, between the Omani Musandam Peninsula and Iran.
• It connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
• The Strait is deep and relatively free of maritime hazards.
• Its depth is greatest near the Musandam Peninsula and tapers as you move north toward the Iranian shore.

Why is it important?

• Oil tankers carrying crude from ports on the Persian Gulf must pass through the strait.
• Around 21 million barrels of oil a day flowed through it in 2018, equivalent to roughly a third of global seaborne oil trade and about 21% of global petroleum liquids consumption.

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