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impact of piracy off Somalia on the global economy was as high as $18bn during the height of the crisis. Intermittent hijackings have continued since then, with a number of incidents occurring in the area
US means the strait remains closed to most traffic. - [Why the Strait of Hormuz matters so much in the Iran war](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno) Although the UK gets very little of its gas from
prices down for a second day on Wednesday. Asian stocks rose while the safe-haven dollar stabilised after falling for a seventh straight session overnight. **Welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis
Iran in late February, prompting airlines to hike fares, reduce their schedules, or both. In the starkest example of the fallout, US-based budget carrier Spirit Airlines on Saturday announced that it would permanently cease
war in Iran has caused a fuel crisis and spiked global prices, while the [increasing energy appetite of new AI datacenters has put more pressure](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-consumers-face-rising-electricity-prices-despite-clean-power-savings--reeii-2026-04-28/) on power supplies. As energy costs
war has dragged on and negotiations have failed to achieve a settlement, Iran has at times in the past two months allowed some “friendly” ships and those that [pay tolls](/news/2026/3/26/tehranstollbooth-how-iran-picks-who-to-let-through-strait-of-hormuz) to pass
fuel prices. World leaders have welcomed the news with cautious optimism amid mixed messages from the US and Iran: ## United States “The Strait of Hormuz is completely open and ready for business and full passage
Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world
impact of the United States-Israeli war on Iran and the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz on the world economy. The war has damaged energy infrastructure across the Gulf, while critical exports like
Iran. High oil and gas prices and energy shortages triggered by the recent war have created what the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, has called "[the mother of all energy crises
Iran is likely to have a severe knock-on effect on the NHS. Photograph: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/AFP/Getty In response, NHS England has increased purchases of drugs and devices to build up buffers. While there
fuel prices climb; he insulted the pope and [posted an AI image of himself](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash) as Jesus Christ on social media; he lost in a court hearing over a lawsuit against the Wall
price increases, fertiliser shortages and stock market volatility – the effects have been felt faster than in most previous conflicts. Why? There are few clear answers — but analysts say several factors might help explain why this
prices amid the Middle East conflict. 3. ***UK news***| A British crew member who became ill after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on luxury cruise ship the MV Hondius [is to be medically evacuated