A Long Gulf War Can Starve the World. A Hormuz Transit Deal Could Save Millions.

A Long Gulf War Can Starve the World. A Hormuz Transit Deal Could Save Millions.

A Kashmiri farmer sprinkles fertilizer near a mustard field outside Srinagar in India-administered-Kashmir, on March 22, 2026. The war in the Gulf has disrupted global fertilizer supplies with the de-facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. —Firdous Nazir–NurPhoto via Getty ImagesWars have a way of revealing the world’s hidden architecture. We notice the narrow straits, the fragile chokepoints, the invisible bargains that keep daily life intact on…