The Aorta Is Clamped: Oil, Airfare, and the First Functional Closure of the Strait of Hormuz — The Strait of Hormuz, March 2026. Tankers ablaze, drones overhead, AWS data centres flickering — and the oil price curve climbing. The world’s energy aorta, clamped shut. Illustration.

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The Aorta Is Clamped: Oil, Airfare, and the First Functional Closure of the Strait of Hormuz

by Steven Alber

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by Steven Alber

Updated March 03, 2026

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