The incident puts a spotlight on the narrow waterway that carries much of the world's oil and gas trade.

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• Two Singapore-registered container ships, GFS Pride and GFS Giselle, were struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
• Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority condemned the attacks.
• The strait is the only sea passage linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
• It is about 167 km long and narrows to roughly 21 to 30 nautical miles at its tightest point.
• Iran lies on its northern shore and Oman's Musandam Peninsula exclave on its southern side.
• Shipping uses two-mile-wide inbound and outbound lanes separated by a two-mile buffer, mainly in Omani waters.
• Roughly one-fifth of global petroleum consumption and a large share of LNG exports pass through it.
• About 80% of the crude oil passing through is bound for Asian markets.
• Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are controlled by Iran but claimed by the UAE.
• UNCLOS provides for transit passage through international straits.
• West Asia disruptions have shifted India's LNG sourcing, with Oman becoming its top supplier in September 2026.

Tags: StraitOfHormuz, MaritimeChokepoint, EnergySecurity