Iran has used the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic tool of diplomatic pressure after U.S-Israeli attacks on Tehran and Lebanon. This type of move is not new.

CGTN's Ahmed Ghoneim draws a historic reminder to when Saudi Arabia and its Arab neighbours banned all oil products to the U.S. and its allies over their support for Israel in 1973.

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