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Since the war started, a small number of ships from Iran, Turkey, India and elsewhere have gotten through the Strait of Hormuz, which leads from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
In a new study, Daniel Petras, a biochemist at UC Riverside — together with 29 researchers from around the world — looked at 2,315 seawater samples collected from estuaries, coastal regions, coral reefs and the open ocean.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The Strait of Hormuz, which links the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, is a key trade artery through which around a fifth of the world’s oil passes, carried by about 3,000 ships sailing through the corridor each month.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
The strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, providing the only route to the open ocean for supertankers carrying oil from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Iran, and others.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
In a new study, Daniel Petras, a biochemist at UC Riverside — together with 29 researchers from around the world — looked at 2,315 seawater samples collected from estuaries, coastal regions, coral reefs and the open ocean.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The Strait of Hormuz, which links the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, is a key trade artery through which around a fifth of the world’s oil passes, carried by about 3,000 ships sailing through the corridor each month.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
The strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, providing the only route to the open ocean for supertankers carrying oil from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Iran, and others.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Open ocean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20ocean. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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