A handful of vessels have crossed the crucial waterway since the U.S.-Iran truce began, but shipowners, insurers and others are wary of safe passage.
Category: US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)
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Why It Could Take Months for Gas Prices to Fall, Even If the Strait of Hormuz Reopens
Some wells can be turned on in days or weeks, but bringing the Gulf’s energy system back to something akin to normal will take months.
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Delta Expects Strong Profit Despite Higher Fuel Costs
The airline said demand for tickets remained very strong despite the effects of the war in Iran.
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Why You Can’t ‘Flick a Switch’ to Get Oil and Gas Flowing Out of the Persian Gulf
Some wells can be turned on in days or weeks, but bringing the Gulf’s energy system back to something akin to normal will take months.
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Oil Prices Plunge and Stocks Surge After Cease-Fire Deal
Markets reacted positively after the United States and Iran reached a last-minute cease-fire agreement.
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How China Built Its Vast Natural Gas Stockpile
Natural gas is hard to store, but China has found a way to do it, while also developing alternate suppliers and expanding production at home.
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To Boost Military Budget, Trump Targets Popular Programs at Home
Amid the war with Iran, the president has proposed to scale back some of the very programs meant to ease families’ financial burdens.
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Delta, WestJet and Other Airlines Announce Higher Baggage Fees and Fuel Surcharges
American and Canadian airlines, squeezed by surging fuel costs from the war in Iran, are adding “sticky” new bag fees and surcharges, on top of higher fares.
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Markets on Edge as Trump’s Iran Ultimatum Looms
Oil prices are rising and stocks are selling off as investors fret that the president will carry out his threats to “decimate” Iran.
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Oil Prices Jump as Trump’s Deadline for Deal Draws Near
President Trump’s Tuesday evening deadline for a deal approached after he rejected a cease-fire proposal as “not good enough.”
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A New Oil Shock Accelerates Return to Nuclear Power
Shocks to natural gas supplies are spurring countries in Asia and elsewhere to rethink their rejection of nuclear energy after the 2011 disaster in Fukushima, Japan.