Yemen also overlooks a maritime "choke-point," a narrow passage like the Strait of Hormuz at the tip of the Persian Gulf.

也门还是通往海上的“咽喉”要道---这与波斯湾角上的霍尔木兹海峡的狭长海道有点类似。

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Smaller, discontinuous plains are found along the remaining coast of the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman.

波斯湾，霍尔木兹海峡(Strait of Hormuz)和阿曼海(Sea of Oman)的其余海岸线上分布着小的、不连续的平原。

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Subsequent cables showed that the United Arab Emirates blocked the transfer of the Siemens computers across the Strait of Hormuz to Bandar Abbas, a major Iranian port.

后来的电传显示，阿拉伯联合酋长国阻止了西门子电脑通过霍尔木兹海峡运往伊朗一个主要港口班达阿巴斯。

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Plus I think people might be watching this war of words over the Strait of Hormuz.

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At its narrowest point, the Strait of Hormuz is only 21 nautical miles (40km) wide.

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He said Bush was trying to foment tensions in the Persian Gulf over the Strait of Hormuz confrontation.

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