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Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much

Upstract [Unofficial] April 18, 2026
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An oil tanker off Basra, Iraq, on Friday. If the Strait of Hormuz were to fully open, it would take weeks for substantial amounts of Persian Gulf oil and gas to reach buyers around the world.

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