Sustainability·Jul 23, 2026
Brent Crude Hits Six-Week High as Strait of Hormuz Closure Looms
US-Iran strikes and Houthi naval blockades threaten global energy flows through two critical Middle Eastern waterways
By Priyanka V. Rao · 3 min ·
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US-Iran strikes and Houthi naval blockades threaten global energy flows through two critical Middle Eastern waterways

Refinery output has dropped by 5 million barrels daily amid Hormuz Strait closures, pushing diesel and gasoline inventories to multi-year lows across Asia and beyond.

West Texas Intermediate rises 2.6 percent after American forces target Iranian positions following assaults on commercial shipping in critical energy corridor