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Imagine a garden hose that carries 20% of the world's oil. Now imagine someone stepped on it. That's essentially what's happening right now in the Strait of Hormuz — a narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that is, quite literally, the jugular vein of global energy.
This isn't the first time the strait threatened the world economy. In 1973, the Arab oil embargo quadrupled prices in months. Americans sat in gas lines for hours. The economy fell into recession. Today's disruption is being compared to that moment — but the scale is larger.
Gas prices above $4/gallon. Fertilizer costs up 43%, meaning higher food prices in 3–6 months. Airlines, manufacturers, and consumer companies all under pressure. The macro read: if the strait stays closed through April, recession risk rises sharply.
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