I was thinking overnight – I wouldn’t be surprised if the searches on Google for “Strait of Hormuz” peaked every now and then when the situation in the area gets tense. Most of the time, no one really knows or cares about what the Strait of Hormuz is. But I wasn’t ready for such a Google trend:
What happened in January 2012?
In January 2012, tensions spiked after Iran threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to new U.S./EU oil sanctions and the U.S. Navy signaled it would keep the waterway open.
What happened in July 2019?
In July 2019, tensions surged again during the tanker crisis, especially after Iran seized the British-flagged Stena Impero following earlier tanker seizures and U.S.-Iran military incidents.
Obviously, June 2025 and … now, March 2026…
Suddenly everyone needs to know what the Strait of Hormuz is!
Even on a map in Arabic characters, you can find it…
Na va-nad 
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