Strait of Hormuz: Oil choke point in focus after U.K. navy quashes Iranian attempt to block tanker
July 11, 2019 at 13:58 PM EDT
The Strait of Hormuz, a waterway often described as the most sensitive choke point for global crude oil supplies, was thrown into the spotlight again Thursday after the U.K. Defense Ministry said a British warship scared off three Iranian vessels that attempted to block the passage of an oil tanker through the Persian Gulf.