Wars have a way of revealing the world’s hidden architecture. We notice the narrow straits, the fragile chokepoints, the invisible bargains that keep daily life intact only when they begin to fail. Today, the Strait of Hormuz is one such place.
Most people know Hormuz as an energy artery, the passage through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas move. But that description is too narrow. Hormuz is also a corridor for food, fertilizer, and the raw materials required to grow food elsewhere. When transit is disrupted, the shock does not stop at the pump. It hits grain markets, shipping rates, insurance premiums, and, before long, the dinner tables of families far from the Gulf.
The full article can be read on the TIME website.
