How the Strait of Hormuz shapes everything from the cost of groceries to the availability of airplane tickets ^54.2%

CBC Radio - By Sal Mercogliano - 4/24/2026, 12:00 AM

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The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway that runs between Iran and Oman. At its widest point it's about 100 km across and it's the only seaway to get anything, including oil, from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean. Sal Mercogliano, a former merchant mariner who teaches courses in maritime history and runs the YouTube channel What's... more