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global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) is shipped through it. Following the first US-Israel strikes on Tehran on February 28, Iran closed the passage to shipping traffic. The waterway remains Iran’s most
Iran war and higher prices. Most expect a total increase of no more than 250,000 barrels per day this year and less than 500,000 barrels per day in 2027. For context, between
Iran war. Sales of electric cars in continental Europe rose by 51% in March. The International Energy Agency has [called the disruption](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/war-iran-is-causing-biggest-energy-crisis-history-iea-says-2026-04-21/) in the strait of Hormuz the “biggest energy crisis
prices. Although they have risen more than 50% since before the conflict with Iran, they are some way off the levels seen before the last financial crisis, when oil hit $147 dollars a barrel
effective blockade of the strait is lifted. [Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton) The government has for weeks been downplaying the prospect of extending the three-month
effectively the interest rate – on 30-year government bonds jumped 11 basis points to 5.794%, the highest since May 1998. The benchmark 10-year yield on UK government bonds (known as gilts) also rose
global energy prices surging and heightened concerns about the risks of an economic downturn. Pakistan-led efforts to resolve the conflict have hit an impasse. Despite a ceasefire in place since April 8, Iran continues
energy since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, causing a global spike in fuel prices and rattling world markets. [, the single biggest
effect. But it has been repeatedly tested with Iran restricting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway key to the global flow of oil, and the U.S. imposing a blockade of Iranian ports
prices are rising, and the global economy is under strain because of knock-on effects of the Iran war. Relations with the UK's former best friend, the United States are worsening. It's against
energy and trade route that has been virtually shut since the US-Israeli war against Iran began in late February. On Monday, several merchant ships in the Gulf reported explosions or fires, the US said
Iran war resulted in oil prices soaring above $100 a barrel in March, Miliband has come under pressure, including from the Conservatives and Reform, to ramp up oil and gas drilling in the North
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 its long-term coherence
effect of pushing Russia and China even closer together. Their deepening partnership also comes against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, mounting tensions around Iran, and disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
effect on April 8. Iran said it fired at US Navy ships; the US said it shot down seven small Iranian military boats; and [Tehran renewed](/news/2026/5/4/uae-reports-missile-and-drone-strikes-incoming-from-iran) its drone and missile launches against the United
energy concerns, specifically regarding the oil market and gas prices, with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.  published in December by Yale University and George Mason University.  Wind turbines