Oman runs from the Straits of Hormuz, with a brief pause for a patch of UAE territory, around the corner of the Arabian Sea, and all the way down to the Yemen border.

阿曼的国土从霍尔木兹海峡开始，中间夹了一小块阿联酋的土地，然后在阿拉伯海的拐角上一路朝南到也门边界。

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Today, it is the Straits of Hormuz, through which much of the world’s oil is carried, that has acquired the same strategic importance as the Hellespont had for the Athenians.

今天，就像海勒斯波特海峡之于雅典人，作为世界多数石油运输的必经之地–霍尔木兹海峡海峡拥有同等战略地位。

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Today, it is the Straits of Hormuz, through which much of the world's oil is carried, that has acquired the same strategic importance as the Hellespont had for the Athenians.

今天，就像海勒·斯波特海峡之于雅典人，作为世界多数石油运输的必经之地—霍尔木兹海峡海峡拥有同等战略地位。

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"Any major conflict in the Straits of Hormuz or the Gulf won't be decided by Britain, " argues Parris.

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The regime has also threatened to close the strategically important Straits of Hormuz.

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Last week its naval forces reportedly interdicted a French ship and an Italian ship navigating through the Straits of Hormuz.

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