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Large oil tankers berthed at the Port of Mutrah in Muscat, as regional tensions in the Strait of Hormuz raise concerns over global oil supply disruption and energy market instability.

Energy Industry The Iran conflict’s energy shocks are not yet fully realized

Samantha Gross

April 1, 2026

A team of solar panel installers work to install a new solar panel array before the Federal Tax Credit Expires.

Sustainable Energy Speed vs. security: Scaling American clean energy in the shadow of Chinese supply chains

Kyle Chan, Samantha Gross, Ilaria Mazzocco, Vanessa Sciarra

March 31, 2026

A person points at a page on the Marinetraffic website that shows commercial boats traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast, in Paris on March 4, 2026.

Energy Security Why Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz matters

Samantha Gross, Caitlin Talmadge, Melanie W. Sisson

March 19, 2026

Iranians protest against attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States on February 28, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Iran After the strike: The danger of war in Iran

Suzanne Maloney, Itamar Rabinovich, Mara Karlin, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Stephanie T. Williams, Sharan Grewal, Steven Heydemann, Dafna H. Rand, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Kemal Kirişci, Hady Amr, Constanze Stelzenmüller, Pavel K. Baev, Steven Pifer, Ryan Hass, Tanvi Madan, Lynn Kuok, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Caitlin Talmadge, Joshua Rovner, Samantha Gross, William A. Galston, Scott R. Anderson +18 more

March 3, 2026

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