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How Iran turned a tiny island into an oil ‘toll booth’ as Tehran cements grip on global energy flows
PUBLISHED WED, APR 1 202610:12 PM EDTUPDATED THU, APR 2 20263:34 AM EDT
Anniek Bao@IN/ANNIEK-BAO-460A48107/@ANNIEKBYX
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- Traffic through the strait has fallen by 90% since the war began on Feb 28.
- Nearly all transits recorded in the past three weeks have taken a detour through the narrow channel north of Larak Island.
- Iran’s IRGC has imposed a de facto “toll booth” regime in the Strait of Hormuz: analyst.