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A quirk of geology explains Iran's oil—and why it's stuck in the Persian Gulf

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A continental collision trapped oil within what is today Iran. The same collision explains why that oil is trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz now

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A quirk of geology explains Iran's oil—and why it's stuck in the Persian Gulf

A continental collision trapped oil within what is today Iran. The same collision explains why that oil is trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz now

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Scientific American broke the news in on Friday, March 6, 2026.
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