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Strait of Hormuz, have driven oil prices up, with a barrel of Brent crude, a major oil benchmark, [hitting a four-year high of $126](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21m88rd14o) on Thursday. It has since fallen back
blockade of the key Strait of Hormuz, designed to put additional pressure on Iran. Asked whether the UK and US's growing differences over the conflict had affected the "special relationship" between the two countries
impact of a global energy shock and providing relief to customers affected by shipping constraints in the strait of Hormuz.” The strait, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supply
impact on the market because the UAE’s exports, like those of all its neighbouring countries, are currently constrained by Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE has been able to sell
Hormuz](/news/2026/5/9/on-level-of-atomic-bomb-iran-highlights-hormuz-importance-amid-us-talks) during the US-Israel war on Iran. Since early March, Iran has restricted shipping through the strait, a narrow waterway linking Gulf oil producers to the open ocean and through which 20 percent
impact,” it said. Kuwait’s Defence Ministry said a “number of hostile drones” were detected in the country’s airspace at dawn. In a post on X, a spokesperson said the drones were dealt with
blockade of the strait of Hormuz could lead to a “global food crisis”. *After 12.30pm:* Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, is expected to make a statement to MPs on HS2. *Afternoon:* MPs resume their
blockade of Iranian ports. Iranian armed forces and politicians stress that this must include establishing a system that leaves Iran in charge of managing the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, as the two countries
blockade and the elimination of the United Arab Emirates as a main source of imports to Iran – ties between the UAE and Tehran have worsened dramatically during the war, following multiple Iranian missile attacks against
blockade of the strait and does not address a nuclear deal. On Tuesday, Trump said on social media that Iranian leaders told him the country is a “state of collapse” and said they went
Strait of Hormuz shipping route effectively closed and peace talks between the US and Iran failed. The IMF said: "Once again, the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course - this time
blockade entirely plugging up the strait of Hormuz, have done little to assuage fears about ongoing supplies of oil, fuel and fertiliser. [Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton)
impacted the UAE's relationship with Iran and may affect its already strained relationship with Saudi Arabia. As for Opec, this is a big blow at a time when significant questions are being asked about
impact of the naval blockade enforced by the United States. The Iranian rial shot above 1.81 million to the US dollar on the open market by early afternoon on Wednesday before partially recovering. The embattled
strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the shipping waterway. 3. ***West Bank*** | Two Palestinians, including a [14-year-old schoolboy](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/palestinian-boy-14-among-two-killed-in-settler-attack-west-bank-school), were killed
impact reported,” the agency added. No casualties were reported, and all crew members were said to be safe. British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech said the ship was sailing under a Liberian flag
blockade on shipments from Iranian ports. - **UK prime minister Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron will co-host a summit in Paris on Friday focused on efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz,** Downing
blockade the strait of Hormuz. Last week the head of the International Energy Agency said flight cancellations would come soon if oil supplies from the Middle East were not restored, adding that [Europe had only
blockade of the strait has choked off 20% of the world’s oil supplies. Photograph: Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP/Getty Images Britain’s services sector, which includes retailers, finance firms and transport companies, makes up about
Hormuz, as long as the US naval blockade of Iran’s ports remains, [ramping up the pressure](/news/2026/4/29/irans-currency-falls-to-new-low-as-us-blockade-sanctions-impact-trade) on Iranian households. “But the Americans do not want to give any concessions. They started the naval