They must all pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Operation Earnest Will
Operation EARNEST WILL
The Straight of Hormuz allows oil tankers to enter and leave the Persian Gulf.
Mainly oil tankers.
The Strait of Hormuz
The STRAIT OF HORMUZ and the GULF OF OMAN sit between the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.
That was Operation Earnest Will, -to protect Kuwaiti and US tankers from attack.
Thailand
Tanker War
tanker wars
Operation EARNEST WILL
The Fertile Crescent stretches from the Mediterranean Sea through the Tigris-Euphrates Valley to the Persian Gulf.