blockade

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An effective Iranian blockade has paralyzed commercial shipping through the crucial maritime chokepoint, which in peacetime sees a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas pass through it.

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Seafarers stuck in the Gulf say they are rationing food and water and anxiously hoping supplies will get through Iran's blockade in the war that has stranded them for three weeks.

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Asia is also the top customer for liquefied natural gas from Qatar, which is now locked in by Iran’s effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

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The private sector is also trying to contain the impact of the blockade.

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But in theory, the outcome depends on two things: Whether a one-man blockade in the Senate breaks, and what Powell decides to do next.

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