UN chief Guterres urges immediate reopening of Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical maritime choke points, carrying around a quarter of global seaborne oil trade and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas and fertilizers.
The Strait of Hormuz has now been effectively sealed by the chaos of the Iran war for nearly two months, starving the global economy of essentials.
The 39 kilometre-wide passage normally serves as a primary funnel for energy, fertilizer, and critical raw materials like sulphur.
But fully free navigation might not be realistic for a long time. Dire consequences are predicted. It’s not just petroleum byproducts and gas, it’s the many vital things that can be manufactured as gas byproducts.
Fertilizer, for example, Qatar utilizes its massive gas capacity to churn out the most popular form of nitrogen fertilizer in large quantities.
Sulphur is another byproduct about half of the seaborne trade in this crucial element of battery production normally transits the strait.
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This is a sharp and thought-provoking piece that highlights the wider implications of a crisis many people tend to view too narrowly.
What stands out is how you move beyond just oil and gas and bring attention to the less obvious dependencies—fertilizers, sulphur, and the entire chain of byproducts that quietly sustain global systems. That shift in perspective adds real depth and makes the situation feel far more immediate and interconnected.
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It is an important strait for many countries especially for us. Well shared 👏
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