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Oil, Islands, and the Strait

Kharg Island handles nearly all of Iran's crude exports, and the books on this shelf explain why attacks on small maritime nodes like it send shockwaves through global energy markets and great-power strategy.

6 booksMarch 14, 2026

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What to Know About Kharg Island, Iran’s Key Oil Hub - The New York Timesnytimes.com Kharg Island: Why has it been targeted by the US?bbc.com What to know about Kharg Island, the tiny coral outcrop at the heart of Iran’s oil...cnn.com

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1. Chokepoints
Edward Fishman
Examines global maritime chokepoints and how disruptions to narrow trade routes produce outsized economic and political...
Shelf signal: International Relations
2. The New Map
Daniel Yergin
Provides a big-picture account of energy geopolitics and how shifting production and transport change world strategy,...
Shelf signal: Energy Commodities Investing
3. Oilcraft
Robert Vitalis
Challenges common assumptions about oil dependence and explains the political and military maneuvers that shape energy...
Shelf signal: Fossil Fuel Energy
4. The Oil Kings
Andrew Scott Cooper
Offers historical perspective on how oil shocks and geopolitics have previously jolted global markets, illuminating...
Shelf signal: Arabian Peninsula History
5. The Shia Revival
Vali Nasr
Provides a regional political history of Shia geopolitical resurgence and Iran's regional strategies that help explain...
Shelf signal: Islam - General
6. The Conquering Tide
Ian W. Toll, P. J. Ochlan
Narrative history of modern Iran and regional power struggles that situates actions against infrastructure like Kharg...
Shelf signal: WWII Pacific Theater
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