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consequences are long-lasting, widespread, and extraordinarily difficult to manage. The damage does not end when headlines fade. Today, that lesson is no longer confined to accidents. It is being amplified by acts
supplies while confronting worsening fiscal pressures. The longer the uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz continues, the greater the likelihood that inflationary shocks will deepen existing debt crises and social instability. Indeed, the global economy
consequences of a prolonged blockade of the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/28/trump-reviews-iranian-proposal-aimed-at-reopening-strait-of-hormuz), attention is shifting north. With Gulf shipping lanes disrupted and oil exports constrained, Tehran may seek to depend less on the Gulf and more
consequences for Iran's oil customers. In 2022, around 82% of crude oil and other fossil fuels leaving the Strait of Hormuz were bound for Asian countries, according to the US Energy Information Administration
prolonged disruption to shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz … But even if a truce is maintained, it will take time for energy production and shipping traffic to return to normal levels.” May said
prolonged,” Ferdinand Rauch, a professor of economics at the University of St Gallen in Switzerland, told Al Jazeera. This latest standoff comes as tensions between the US and Iran continue to foment over another
prolonged humanitarian and economic crisis for the Strip’s 2.3 million people, who cannot travel freely. Before Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began in October 2023, [fishermen](/news/2023/8/23/gaza-fisherfolk-can-only-dream-of-fishing-freely-under-israels-blockade) were restricted to 6-15 nautical