Will reopening the Strait of Hormuz end the global energy crisis? | DW News

A big sigh of relief for the world as Iran opens the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices have fallen, and share prices have jumped. But is the opening of the waterway really a turning point? We discuss this with Olga Khakova, an energy security specialist. We also discuss the political implications with Behnam Ben Taleblu, Senior Iran Program Director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a neoconservative think tank.

Chapter Breakdown
0:00 Relief for the global economy?
0:15 Maltese tanker passed through Strait of Hormuz
0:42 Olga Khakova, Non Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, on whether the reopening of the Strait is really a turning point?
2:34 Will insurers still hesitate to send vessels through the waterway?
3:41 Asian countries huge importers of energy from Gulf nations – is this a big relief for Gulf countries?
6:20 Are countries looking for alternatives to getting oil from the Middle East?
8:39 Countries like Pakistan cannot afford to have strategic reserves. What are their options?
11:18 How are the markets reacting?
12:00 Price of oil shown on the chart is what the market projects oil to cost in a few months
14:47 Political reaction to the reopening
15:00 Stephane Dujarric, UN Spokesperson, says UN reacts positively, wants “full restoration of international navigational rights and freedoms to be respected by all parties”
15:47 Behnam Ben Taleblu, Iran Director, Iran Program Director, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a non-partisan hawkish think tank, argues the regime never technically full closed the Strait, and has never fully opened it
17:13 US and Iranian statements trying to impact and manipulate markets
20:45 US still maintains blockade on Iranian oil for leverage
22:07 Iran's Foreign Minister says reopening of Strait is in alignment with Lebanon ceasefire

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