An Open Strait of Hormuz

Even if peace holds up between the US and Iran, oil prices aren’t going back down to where they were any time soon.

1. Frame 1Hormuz opens after 110 days of war; a market map shows U.S. gas prices still exposed to supply delays.
2. Frame 2Shipping gate: ten stranded vessels moved, but mine risk keeps the route a bottleneck for traders.
3. Frame 3Price board: Brent fell toward $82, still above last year's $69 average, leaving retail fuel elevated.
4. Frame 4Inventory chain: emergency stockpiles need refilling before summer travel demand, slowing the handoff from crude to pump.
5. Frame 5Consumer meter: gas prices rose more than 35% since February, so household budgets absorb the delay first.
6. Frame 6Watch path: vessel flows, stockpile data, and Iran-White House cooperation decide whether tankers keep moving.