Our economic correspondent, Peter Eavis, investigates the worldwide ramifications of the Strait of Hormuz, a constricted channel situated southward of Iran. He scrutinizes maritime traffic within the passage, contrasting it with periods preceding and following the initiation of offensives on Iran by the United States and Israel.
By Peter Eavis, Sutton Raphael, Leila Medina, Stephanie Swart, Blacki Migliozzi, Christiaan Triebert, Keith Collins, Jacqueline Gu and Rebecca F. Elliott
March 6, 2026