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The strikes come amid a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, and protracted negotiations to end the three-month war that has choked traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and shot up global energy prices.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Concerns about a new burst of inflation are building because the war in the Persian Gulf has choked off roughly 20% of the world’s oil supply and much of its natural gas, petrochemicals and aluminum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Iran has choked the channel, which is crucial for around a fifth of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas during peacetime.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

But the closure has choked off Gaza’s economy and made life increasingly difficult for the more than 2 million people who live there.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

This nobleman was of a character not uncommon eighty years ago, but now very rare among public men, because a more flexible fibre has choked it.

From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)