# energy crisis

From Total Blockade to Precision Strikes: How Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Tactics Threaten a Fresh Oil Shock

Iran’s recent toggling between closing the Strait of Hormuz and targeting only Western-linked vessels has injected fresh volatility into oil markets, driving weekly price jumps and heightening geopolitical risk. Tehran’s calibrated strikes aim to pressure the United States and its allies while limiting damage to Iran’s own oil revenue, but the situation leaves global consumers and Asian importers dangerously exposed.