EPISODE · Apr 27, 2026 · 16 MIN
The Strait of Hormuz — Act 1
from Pulse: Origins
Four thousand years ago, Bahrain's merchants calibrated their scales to Indian standards — not Mesopotamian ones. That detail reveals who organized Gulf trade and why: the same tectonic collision that built the oil reserves also carved the six-mile bottleneck everything has to pass through. This act covers the ancient Sumerian trade highway, Alexander the Great's unbuilt thousand-ship armada, and the starving Portuguese commander who seized Hormuz Island in 1507 with six ships and a costume change. New episodes every Sunday. Follow us on X @ThePulseSPN singularitypulse.news
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Four thousand years ago, Bahrain's merchants calibrated their scales to Indian standards — not Mesopotamian ones. That detail reveals who organized Gulf trade and why: the same tectonic collision that built the oil reserves also carved the six-mile bottleneck everything has to pass through. This act covers the ancient Sumerian trade highway, Alexander the Great's unbuilt thousand-ship armada, and the starving Portuguese commander who seized Hormuz Island in 1507 with six ships and a costume change. New episodes every Sunday. Follow us on X @ThePulseSPN singularitypulse.news
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