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If Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, gas prices in the U.S. could surge due to disrupted global oil shipments.

If the strait is closed, it could send oil prices soaring — and that means higher fuel bills, expensive groceries, costlier flights, and rising inflation for everyday consumers in India and around the ...

Strait of Hormuz is a significant and strategic route for shipping in the region as around a fifth of the global oil shipments pass via the route each year.

In a new book, media veteran Cheong Yip Seng says the national broadsheet should stop covering local and municipal matters.