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blockading the strait of Hormuz shipping channel. Limiting the number of cargo ships passing through the 5km-wide passage has had an extraordinary global impact, reducing the global supply of oil
supplies of fuel remain snarled in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian forces have imposed a blockade on the transit of vessels and the US is besieging Iranian ports and shipping. A White House official
strait of Hormuz, the key waterway which was closed to shipping by Iran in the early days of the conflict, cutting the supply of around a fifth of the world’s oil
Hormuz as a result of its “treacherous aggression” against its neighbours. ## ‘Vital artery’ One-fifth of the world’s supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are shipped through the strait, which connects Gulf
Strait of Hormuz, severely disrupting global energy shipments. Iran retaliated against US-Israeli airstrikes by threatening to attack ships in the waterway, through which about a fifth of the world's energy usually passes. Oil
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, and its oil revenue. The US president told Fox News that "we're not going to let Iran make money on selling oil to people that they like and not people that they
Hormuz continues as Iran again closed the strait, as the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on 20 April that Iran has no plan to participate in Pakistan talks with the US yet. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
supply would be as big as the fallout from [the 1970s oil crisis](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78lj4976lvo), when Arab oil producers placed an embargo on the US and other countries which backed Israel during
blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, which has interrupted the world's fuel supply and impacted living costs globally. [
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 in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for international trade. The impacts go beyond imports. Many households in Africa and Asia [depend on remittances](https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-puts-south-asias-gulf-remittances-at-risk/a-76513989) from relatives who work
impact, "what happens abroad will still affect us here at home". A government source previously told the BBC it was planning for a scenario which would involve breakdowns in the supply of carbon dioxide
Strait of Hormuz to other shipping. This is the primary motive behind Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports. Iran exported 1.84 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in March and shipped
blockade of Iran’s southern waters, which the US Central Command insisted on Tuesday had “cut off economic trade going into and coming out of” the country. Amid threats by US President Donald Trump
impact on economically poorer countries. Iraq is not shipping or producing oil, which is normally responsible for 85% of revenues. Bangladesh, with significant household needs for gas for cooking, is cut off from Middle East
impacts, and costs that continue to mount across generations. The lesson is clear. When nuclear systems fail, the consequences are long-lasting, widespread, and extraordinarily difficult to manage. The damage does not end when headlines
oil prices to soar. Later, [Iran began charging tolls](/news/2026/3/26/tehranstollbooth-how-iran-picks-who-to-let-through-strait-of-hormuz) for passage through – a move until now unheard of for a strait. Despite a fragile ceasefire, Washington, in an attempt to pressure Iran, has imposed
blockade on Iranian ships and ports. Since then, the US has captured Iranian ships near the strait, and its troops have boarded other ships hundreds of miles away in the Asia Pacific, which it alleges