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The Strait of Hormuz separates Iran to the north and the Musandam Governorate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates to the south. (1892 map) The Strait of Hormuz as seen from an airliner at 35,000 feet. Musandam is in the foreground. [verification needed] Map of Strait of Hormuz with maritime political boundaries (2004)
The 2011–12 Strait of Hormuz dispute was a dispute between a coalition of countries and Iran. The dispute arose on 27 December 2011, when Iranian Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz . [ 3 ]
This port was originally located on the southern coast of Iran to the east of the Strait of Hormuz, near the modern city of Minab, and was later relocated to the island of Jarun which came to be known as Hormuz Island, [3] which is located near the modern city of Bandar-e Abbas.
Historical map of the Strait of Hormuz showing the island spelled as Ormuz, top right Hormuz Island ( / h ɔːr ˈ m uː z / ; Persian : جزیره هرمز , romanized : Jazireh-ye Hormoz ), also spelled Hormoz , Ormoz , Ormuz or Ormus , is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf .
2011–2012 Strait of Hormuz dispute; E. European Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz; H. Hormuz Peace Initiative; I. Iran Air Flight 655;
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important straits for the global oil and shipping industry. In 2018, an average of 21 million barrels of oil per day flowed through the Strait of Hormuz. This is the equivalent of 21% of global petroleum liquids consumption.
Modern-day sea piracy occurs in the region, and has caused international security areas to be declared in the region in the 21st-century. Approximately 35 percent of all crude oil shipped by sea and one-third of all liquefied natural gas pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Such shipments are one of the targets of piracy.
The Battle of the Strait of Hormuz was fought in August 1553 between an Ottoman fleet, commanded by Admiral Murat Reis, against a Portuguese fleet of Dom Diogo de Noronha. The Turks were forced to retreat after clashing with the Portuguese.