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food crisis as critical fertiliser and fuel exports are blocked from leaving the Gulf. The strait has been de facto shut down to most maritime traffic by Iran since shortly after the US and Israel
crisis are the 24-mile Strait of Hormuz south of Iran and 7,000 miles away in the White House. This week was the unique opportunity for the rest of the world to make
Iran quickly reversed the decision after the US kept the blockade of its ports in place. By then, Islam's ship had already come within 30 nautical miles of the strait. He had no choice
US president’s waning interest in the [Ukraine](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine) war, the prime minister will use the summit in Armenia to begin negotiations to participate in the European Union’s loan scheme for Kyiv
Iran’s threats to attack ships have kept the strait effectively closed since US-Israeli attacks started on February 28. The closure of the vital maritime corridor has sent oil and fertiliser prices surging around
conflict that may appear manageable from Tel Aviv can be far more dangerous when experienced from the Gulf. Automatic alignment with Israel against Iran is strategically risky. It reduces the Gulf to a support base
crisis is also taking place against a worsening humanitarian and economic backdrop. Despite the arrival of rains across the country, humanitarian agencies warn that millions of Somalis are food insecure. International humanitarian efforts are struggling
food, fuelling higher government borrowing costs, and hitting economic growth. After a rise in gross government debt levels to almost 94% of GDP last year, it warned this figure was on track to reach
crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing world As the [blockade of the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/14/fao-warns-strait-of-hormuz-disruption-risks-triggering-a-global-food-crisis) drives the worst energy crunch in modern history, leading governments to scramble to unload their emergency oil stockpiles
food, more expensive. Despite killing the top layer of Iranian leadership on day one, including the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, a new guard fwas swiftly appointed. --- ## Is there a ceasefire in place? A ceasefire
US-Israeli strikes hit within 75 metres of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. At the same time, the war on Iran has exposed the fragility of the global fossil fuel system, just as the Russian
conflict. Iran was already facing a multi-year drought and decline in precipitation, but the US-Israel war has added to the water woes after desalination plants, water pipelines and other civilian infrastructures were
conflict. “The only thing that matters when I’m talking about Iran [is] they can’t have a nuclear weapon,” Trump told reporters at the White House before boarding a plane to China
conflict on the cost of living in the UK. Inflation is now expected to be higher this year due to the war and higher energy costs could also slow down the economy as people
crisis in Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/iran-war-global-recession-imf-uk-growth-forecasts-oil-prices) continues to dominate diplomatic channels. Britain is among the countries attending the conference that are set to announce new funding for Sudan. Cooper will unveil a doubling
food for their evening meal. As a political activist Shirin understood what was happening. The couple confronting her were secret police. "I asked: 'What do you want?" They said, 'You are under arrest.'" Moments later
crisis, sending gas and oil prices to multiyear highs. “Even short of a full shutdown, ‘permissioning’ and pressure can impose major costs and uncertainty,” Jack Kennedy, head of MENA Country Risk at S&P Global
crisis in Darfur has worsened. On the ground, the conflict has created a clear division between eastern and western Sudan, with the Sudanese army controlling the northern, central and eastern states, as well
conflict and Iran’s effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, which has blocked a large portion of the region’s supply of oil and natural gas. ASEAN, whose members represent more than 700 million
conflict began on February 28, resulting in the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, where around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas is normally shipped. “Americans are told that they must