Mapping Iran war’s strikes on Gulf energy and its impact on future of oil
US energy companies have reaped billions from rising oil price, but their assets in the region remain at risk.
![Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 28, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-28T125017Z_430861520_RC2I7NAOVQB7_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-HORMUZ-1787952814.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![People gather on the beach, as vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 25, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-25T111240Z_2136989212_RC2J5NAAYWGP_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-HORMUZ-1787691077.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Kulak is one of five villages in the Kurdistan region electrified through a solar initiative that pairs new infrastructure with local training and agricultural development [Courtesy of Ruwayda Mustafah]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1777484811665-1787323332.webp?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Women walk past a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 20, 2026. [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26232599567667-1787348587.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blamed the US for a reutrn to violence in the Strait of Hormuz, and said new paths will be required to reach a lasting peace. [File: Elke Scholiers/Getty Images]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/getty_6a7fd502e4-1786762498.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
