How US blockade on Iran will worsen energy crisis
With the US military blockade of Iranian ports now in force, global energy markets are already reacting.
![Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan breaks down why the US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is deepening an energy crisis that is driving up costs for everyone. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1776197399.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
With the US military blockade of Iranian ports now in force, global energy markets are already reacting.
![Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan breaks down why the US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is deepening an energy crisis that is driving up costs for everyone. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1776197399.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



![The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross transits the Atlantic Ocean, February 21, 2026. [Jayden Brown/US Navy]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/9532152_cropped-1776099339.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




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