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If a single missile lands in the Strait of Hormuz… the global economy collapses in six minutes.

Because this narrow strip of water — just 39 kilometers wide — carries 20% of the world’s oil every single day.

So what happens if the United States… its European and Gulf allies… and Iran collide in a full-scale naval war right here?

The answer is simple:
The world changes forever.

And today, this flashpoint is closer to war than at any time in the last 40 years.

CONTEXT: WHY THIS PLACE MATTERS

The Strait of Hormuz is the single most important energy chokepoint on Earth.

Every day:

Seventeen million barrels of oil.
Twenty-five percent of global LNG.
Critical shipping from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq.
…all squeeze through this narrow corridor.

One accident? One attack? One miscalculation?
The entire energy system snaps.

But the geography is the real trap.

Iran controls the northern coastline.
US-backed allies control the southern coastline.

Two enemies staring at each other across a body of water you can cross in 20 minutes.

THE REASONS FOR WAR

Now the question:
Why would a war even start?

Here are the three real triggers analysts fear the most:

First, Iran’s “Hormuz Closure Doctrine” — The Oil Weapon.

Iran knows it cannot defeat the United States in a direct war.

So it built a different strategy:
Don’t defeat the US — destroy the global economy instead.

Iran can unleash thousands of sea mines, swarm boats armed with anti-ship missiles, ballistic missiles targeting tankers, and combat drones that overwhelm defenses.

Their calculation is brutal:
“If Iran suffers, the world should suffer too.”

If they close the Strait even temporarily, oil prices rocket to three hundred dollars per barrel.
That alone is enough to push Europe, Asia, and America into recession.

Second, The US & Allies Red Line — Freedom of Navigation.

The United States has its own doctrine:
No country can choke the global trade routes.

The US, UK, France, and Gulf allies operate constant naval patrols to keep Hormuz open.
Any Iranian attempt to block it — even for minutes — is treated as an act of war.

This creates a deadly paradox:
Iran believes closing Hormuz protects its security.
The US believes stopping Iran protects global security.

Both sides think they’re defending the world.
Both sides risk starting a war that could destroy it.

Third, The New Trigger: Drones, Proxies, and Escalation Errors.

Modern conflict is messy.

Iran supports regional militias — like the Houthis — who strike ships in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
US and allied warships respond with missile intercepts.

All it takes is one misidentified radar signal, one drone mistaken as a missile, one warning shot that escalates… and suddenly both sides are firing for real.

This is how real wars start:
Not by strategy, but by accident.

THE WAR SCENARIO

Now the part you came for:
What actually happens in the first hour of a US–Allies versus Iran war in the Strait of Hormuz?

The First Ten Minutes: The Explosion.
A tanker is hit.
Nobody knows by who.

Oil spills. Smoke rises.
US destroyers activate missile defense.
Iranian boats scramble.

Markets react instantly.
Oil price jumps 40% in ten minutes.

Minutes Ten to Thirty: Iran’s Swarm Attack.
Iran launches the first wave:
Over one hundred fifty fast boats, each with anti-ship missiles.

They aim for tankers, not warships — because tankers are the economic jugular.

Minutes Thirty to Forty-Five: US & Allies Counterstrike.
The US, UK, France, Bahrain, UAE — all respond.

Destroyers launch interceptors.
Drones are shot down.
A second explosion shakes the horizon.

The world now realizes:
This is no accident.
This is war.

Minutes Forty-Five to Sixty: Hormuz Closes.
Shipping is halted.
Global trade freezes.

Oil hits two hundred fifty dollars per barrel.
Stock markets crash.
Airlines shut down flights.
Asia enters panic mode.

The world economy has stopped breathing.

THE AFTERMATH

This is the nightmare scenario every nation fears.

A war no one wants…
In the one place the world cannot afford to lose.

If the Strait of Hormuz closes for just 48 hours, the global supply chain collapses.
If it stays closed for one week, the world enters a depression.
If it lasts one month…
The world we know ends.

ENDING QUESTION

So here is the real question:

With both sides increasing patrols, arming drones, and preparing for confrontation…

How long until this crisis point becomes the next global war?

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