Energy · Hormuz blockadeHormuz Energy Flow Crashes to a Third — 20% of World Supply at RiskAired August 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Energy flow through the Strait of Hormuz0:01has collapsed to roughly a quarter to a0:03third of normal levels, choking a0:05waterway that normally carries about 20%0:07of the world's energy. That normal share0:09is about 1/5 of global [music] energy0:11forced through a single narrow passage,0:13which is why any disruption here carries0:15direct stakes for fuel prices, factory0:17supplies, and household [music] energy0:18costs. Current vessel counts from the0:20previous day show only a quarter to a0:22third is getting through. With0:24throughput still stuck at a fraction of0:25normal and no restored [music] flow. The0:27balance on the water is split. The0:29United States is escorting traffic0:31through the strait, while Iranian0:33actions deter vessels from transiting,0:35leaving shippers caught between0:36protection and avoidance. [music] Houthi0:38attacks on Saudi and Red Sea shipping0:40have simultaneously cut the alternative0:42routes that would normally absorb0:43diverted traffic, [music] removing the0:45usual workarounds. The assessment warns0:47of regionalization and simultaneity0:49disruption spreading across the region0:51and hitting multiple corridors at once,0:53leaving the choke point contested0:55[music] and exposed to a wider0:56simultaneous regional squeeze, while a0:58fifth of global energy is forced through0:59a narrowed passage. With the strait1:01still contested and [music] throughput1:03at a fraction, the energy corridor that1:05links Gulf producers to world markets1:07stays narrowed and vulnerable.1:10Like and follow for more stories that1:12matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗