How Iran’s ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz is wreaking havoc on world’s oil and gas supply

Millions of barrels of oil and gas are being held up as war breaks out over the major shipping route, with maritime traffic reportedly dropping 80 per cent. Maira Butt reports


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