# The Strait of Hormuz crisis and the Middle East

An episode of [Everything Energy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1512991587), 16 Oct 2026, 17 min.

Audio: https://media.transistor.fm/c1fd421e/c04ba1e6.mp3

Since the start of the Iran war in February, energy exports from Middle East countries through the Strait of Hormuz and via other routes have become the focus of intense global attention, with significant implications for the world economy and especially for Middle East countries themselves. In this episode, IEA Senior Oil Analyst Rebecca Schulz discusses how escalating attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and on energy infrastructure across the Middle East threaten to derail the recent recovery in the region’s oil exports. And Middle East and North Africa Programme Manager Nadim Abillama speaks about the effects of the current conflicts on energy systems and economies around the region, including for producers’ export revenues and for energy security and affordability in different countries. The episode was recorded on 14 October 2026.

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