Even if the strait reopens, shipping insurance could cost 20 times more than before the war, analysts say. Since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran nine weeks ago, the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) is shipped during peacetime, has become the chokepoint of the global economy. The tremors f... [9118 chars]
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