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Chokepoint:
The 2026 Strait of Hormuz Crisis
Inside the dual blockade, the global energy shock, and the high-stakes battle of “theater diplomacy”.
- Region
- Persian Gulf
- Asset Class
- Crude & Freight
- Runtime
- 20 min
In early 2026, the world’s most vital maritime energy gateway became the epicenter of a geopolitical storm that pushed global markets to the brink.
Following sudden, coordinated air campaigns, shipping traffic through the narrow waterway ground to a near-total standstill, stranding thousands of mariners and triggering the most volatile energy supply disruption since the 1970s. This episode dissects the anatomy of the resulting “dual blockade,” tracing how the U.S. Navy moved to close off Iranian ports while the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps deployed speedboats, naval mines, and satellite jamming to restrict the Gulf.
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