The Straight of Hormuz allows oil tankers to enter and leave the Persian Gulf.
Operation Earnest Will
Mainly oil tankers.
Operation EARNEST WILL
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.
You would enter the Arabian Sea
They must all pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Tanker War
tanker wars
YES. The Strait of Hormuz is the only way to enter the Persian Gulf by water.
The Arabian Sea