First, the Strait of Hormuz, what choke point could be next?

The Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has tanked the global economy and driven oil prices up dramatically, raising the question of what other vital waterways could cause this type of fallout if another bad actor sought to exert control over them.

There had always been the possibility that the Iranian regime could try to control the strait due to the geography of the region, but it wasn’t until the United States and Israel declared war against them on Feb. 28 that they tested the theory, and it’s worked.

Prior to the start of the war, approximately a fifth of the world’s oil would travel through the strait daily and with Iran’s threats to fire drones and ballistic missiles at vessels that don’t meet their demands, which includes payment, traffic through it has plummeted.

Ahead of the joint strikes in February, as many as 180 vessels could be spotted transiting the waterway daily,