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prices [surged by 6% on Wednesday](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4pxr0gr02o) following reports that Washington is preparing for an "extended" blockade of Iran. The BBC also understands that energy executives met Trump on Tuesday to discuss ways
prices persisted. The Fund also said the war's energy shock would hit the UK the hardest of the world's advanced economies. Civilians in Iran could also be impacted, with the country reliant
blockade of the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/14/fao-warns-strait-of-hormuz-disruption-risks-triggering-a-global-food-crisis) drives the worst energy crunch in modern history, leading governments to scramble to unload their emergency oil stockpiles, developing countries are among the least prepared to mitigate
impacted energy supplies. Since early March, Iran has also restricted passage through the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/9/on-level-of-atomic-bomb-iran-highlights-hormuz-importance-amid-us-talks), the narrow waterway through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies passed
energy prices. On Wednesday, the US president, Donald Trump, wrote on social media that “assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to… the already legendary Epic Fury will
impact on the cost of living. Simon Roberts, the boss of Sainsbury’s, said more recently that limiting energy prices for retailers was [“the single biggest thing](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/23/sainsburys-iran-war-impact-profits) the government should
prices, rose by as much as 5% on Monday to $95.50 (£70.75) a barrel. European stock markets dropped, with the UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index down 0.5%. The French
price is right, and with Trump’s short-termism and disregard of traditional US allies, Xi could be persuaded to take a more vocal line vis-a-vis Iran,” Loss said. “Taiwan might
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
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 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
Iran’s seizure of the two container ships, with the two sides continuing to impose competing blockades on the strait, keeping global oil prices at about $100 (£74) a barrel. While US forces have proved
energy markets](/economy/2026/5/12/global-energy-crisis-highlights-meagre-oil-buffers-in-developing-world) caused by the Hormuz blockade. A key sticking point in negotiations between the US and Iran has been the future of the strait. Iranian officials insist that any agreement with Washington must
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
energy companies, that AML Global had fully complied with all Russia sanctions, and that “no fuel sourced from Russian-controlled refineries has passed through its supply chain”. The letter went on: “If you cannot answer
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
blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has not significantly affected European supplies. But the bloc is still being hit through higher global prices and rising energy costs because European nitrogen fertiliser is made using
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 on consumers would be less severe. Oil has risen close to $120 during the Iran conflict but has since fallen back, although it remains above pre-war levels, and [on Tuesday, a barrel
Iran or the US 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