From USA TODAY.

As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran approaches two weeks and Americans continue to see price surges for gasoline and other items, attention on the near-total shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway carrying some of the world’s oil shipments and natural gas, is also growing. Bombings also took place across Lebanon, Iran and Israel.

More about the Strait of Hormuz: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/12/what-is-the-strait-of-hormuz-iran-war/89118353007/

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