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The critical components used to build solar panels and battery technology have their own choke points.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Much of that increase — reportedly, a year-over-year change of $742 to $1710 for a metric tonne of jet fuel — is due to Iran’s fully predictable closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the watery choke point essential to shipping oil to the market.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Tehran has also tightened control over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy choke point, fueling fears of prolonged disruptions to oil and gas shipments and sending energy markets higher.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
So that’s obviously an economic choke point.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Much of that increase — reportedly, a year-over-year change of $742 to $1710 for a metric tonne of jet fuel — is due to Iran’s fully predictable closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the watery choke point essential to shipping oil to the market.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Tehran has also tightened control over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy choke point, fueling fears of prolonged disruptions to oil and gas shipments and sending energy markets higher.
—Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
So that’s obviously an economic choke point.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Choke point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20point. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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