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FACT CHECK: HOW THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REACHED YOUR CONSTRUCTION SITE

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FACT CHECK: HOW THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ REACHED YOUR CONSTRUCTION SITE

2 min read · Quick Read · HPT Policy Desk | Mumbai | 15 August 2026

What this means for you: MahaRERA's force majeure order cites "disruption to global supply chains caused by the ongoing conflict in West Asia" — shorthand for a crisis that has run since 28 February 2026, when coordinated US-Israeli strikes on Iran led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the corridor through which close to a fifth of the world's seaborne crude oil and LNG normally moves. As of early August 2026, transit through the Strait remains severely disrupted amid continuing Iranian attacks on shippi

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