US Strikes Iran, June 22 -- The US strike on three key nuclear facilities in Iran on Saturday night has once again brought the focus on the critical Strait of Hormuz - the strategically significant shipping pathway that carries about a fifth of the world's oil.

Iran has long threatened to choke the Strait of Hormuz. In a fresh threat after astrike by its long-time foe, the United States, Hossein Shariatmadari, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's representative, has reportedly called for immediate retaliation, including launching a missile strike on the US naval fleet in Bahrain and closing the Strait of Hormuz to American, British, German, and French ships.

The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of ...