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Iran responded to the killing of Ali Khamenei by closing which vital waterway to shipping?
ABosphorus Strait
BStrait of Hormuz
CStrait of Malacca
DSuez Canal
Correct answer
B. Strait of Hormuz
Explanation
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz by attacking vessels attempting to pass, effectively blockading the world’s most crucial oil transit chokepoint through which roughly one-fifth of global oil passes daily.