Jul 23 Watch 5:58 Former U.S. diplomat breaks down Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For perspective on the Houthis' efforts to block shipping in the Red Sea, Amna Nawaz spoke with Timothy Lenderking. During his decades-long career as a U.S. diplomat, he served as special envoy to Yemen and as acting assistant secretary for… Continue watching
Jul 05 7 OPEC+ countries agree to expand monthly oil production modestly as prices slide By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies announced on Sunday that seven countries would expand oil production by a combined total of 188,000 barrels per day in August. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 8:22 U.S. moves to reassure Gulf allies after latest Strait of Hormuz shutdown By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev A U.S. official confirmed to PBS News that Iran fired a drone that hit a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, and traffic through the strait has largely stopped. The strike came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited… Continue watching
Jun 15 Even with a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, it could take weeks or months for oil to fully flow By David McHugh, Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press The tentative agreement to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be good news for the global economy. But oil won't simply start flowing through the key shipping artery the way it did before the… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 4:55 What may happen as oil supplies dwindle and Strait of Hormuz remains mostly closed By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi As U.S.-Iran talks show little sign of progress, commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains sharply reduced, raising concerns about global energy markets and supply chains. Geoff Bennett speaks with energy analyst Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of S&P Global,… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 6:46 An up-close look at the Strait of Hormuz from both land and water By Reza Sayah, Dan Sagalyn The Strait of Hormuz has been the focus of this war since Iran shut it down in the war's first days. But rarely do American reporters actually get to visit the crucial body of water. Special correspondent Reza Sayah is… Continue watching
May 05 UN resolution proposal would hit Iran with sanctions for halting freedom of navigation By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and Gulf nations and obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, also demands that Iran “immediately participate in and enable” United Nations efforts to establish a humanitarian corridor in the strait to enable… Continue reading
May 04 Watch 3:30 U.S. and Iran truce tested over the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to reignite conflict By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart The tenuous truce between the U.S. and Iran was tested Monday, as American ships clearing a lane in the Strait of Hormuz came under fire and sank Iranian boats. Iran also fired drones and missiles at a key oil terminal… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 8:01 Analyzing the U.S. effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. military remains poised to resume the war as tensions rose on Monday with President Trump threatening that if Iran fires on U.S. vessels, “they will be blown off the face of the earth.” Ian Ralby, president of Auxilium… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 6:41 How the UAE's departure from OPEC could impact oil markets By Amna Nawaz, Veronica Vela There seems to be little movement on the resumption of talks between the U.S. and Iran. There is also almost no movement through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital bottleneck that's essentially cut off 20% of the world's oil and… Continue watching