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President Trump and Iran say an agreement has been reached to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

The waterway is critical to global trade, especially oil \u2014 and the blockades imposed on it have shocked energy markets, exacerbating inflation in the US.<\/p>\n

But even if the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, will shipping companies feel safe to pass through it, given that sea mines could make their operations dangerous?<\/p>\n

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Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.<\/p>\n

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President Trump and Iran say an agreement has been reached to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

The waterway is critical to global trade, especially oil — and the blockades imposed on it have shocked energy markets, exacerbating inflation in the US.<\/p>\n

But even if the Strait of Hormuz is reopened, will shipping companies feel safe to pass through it, given that sea mines could make their operations dangerous?<\/p>\n

For sponsor-free episodes of\u00a0Consider This,<\/em>\u00a0sign up for Consider This+<\/em>\u00a0via Apple Podcasts or at\u00a0plus.npr.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Email us at\u00a0considerthis@npr.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

This episode was produced by Erika Ryan and Chris Harland-Dunaway.<\/p>\n

It was edited by Sarah Handel and Tinbete Ermyas.<\/p>\n

Our interim executive producer is Courtney Dorning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-consider-this-from-npr"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Strait of Hormuz could open soon. But will it be safe for ships? - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=2787\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Strait of Hormuz could open soon. 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