An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11, 2026. — ReutersThree weeks into the Strait of Hormuz crisis, the global conversation remains fixed on oil. Brent crude above $100. Strategic…
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