The Suez Crisis stopped the British Empire. Will Hormuz defeat the US?
Deja Vu In the latest episode of Al Jazeera’s new podcast, Deja Vu looks at how oil, shipping and war shape the Gulf. What happens when a revolutionary movement takes control of the world’s most vital waterway, bringing global oil shipping to a halt and provoking war with an empire?
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: It is not the Strait of Hormuz, but the Suez Crisis of 70 years ago.
- Fact 2: In 1956, Egypt shut the Suez Canal and took on three armies alone.
Deja Vu In the latest episode of Al Jazeera’s new podcast, Deja Vu looks at how oil, shipping and war shape the Gulf. What happens when a revolutionary movement takes control of the world’s most vital waterway, bringing global oil shipping to a halt and provoking war with an empire?
It is not the Strait of Hormuz, but the Suez Crisis of 70 years ago. In 1956, Egypt shut the Suez Canal and took on three armies alone. When the canal reopened months later, with Egypt in control, the region and the global economy would change forever.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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