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oil prices above $120 a barrel and driving US petrol prices to a four-year high. Here is what we know as the conflict enters day 62: ## In Iran - **Iran speaker dismisses blockade’s impact
Oil prices have surged since US and Israel launched strikeson Iran on 28 February and have continued to make huge swings throughout the subsequent ceasefire. Prices have hovered around the $95 mark in the past
prices as tankers carrying Middle Eastern oil are unable to reach global customers by crossing the Iran-bordering Strait of Hormuz. Trump has renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil because
Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran), which has significantly disrupted the global oil market and driven up gas prices around the world. The conflict has had significant impacts
conflict’s effect on oil prices has “profound implications” for global food security. The agency asserted that estimations made in March, warning that 45 million people would fall into acute food shortages if oil prices
oil and refining given the extremes of the impacts of the conflict in Iran, and the impact of it washing up on our shores.” On Tuesday the RAC said the average price
oil prices have actually fallen a bit this morning, with Brent crude – the international benchmark – down 0.2% to $91.28 a barrel. **Jim Reid** at **Deutsche Bank** suggests that while investors are preoccupied with the conflict
impact on American consumers,” the White House official said. News of Trump’s talks with oil executives triggered concerns in the market of an extended disruption to oil supplies, Reuters reports, and came
impact of rising inflation and oil prices, analysts inside Israel believe Netanyahu is now seeking to broaden the conflict for his own strategic ends. --- **Does Israel desire a broader conflict?** “This war began looking incredibly
conflict continues. The biggest economic impact of the war so far has been a surge in energy prices. Around a fifth of the world's oil and gas is transported through the Strait of Hormuz
prices, contracts, balance sheets and political legitimacy. By that measure, the impact of the 1990 Gulf War, for example, lasted decades. Iraqi crude oil production did not recover to pre-war levels until a decade
impact of the Iran war on consumers, a thinktank has said. Capping legal speeds at 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would help reduce fuel demand and combat [soaring oil prices
impact on petrol production. The fire comes at a sensitive time for Australia, given there has been a huge increase in oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, and there are enduring concerns over
conflict with Iran, April 7, 2026 [Murtaza Ali/ Reuters] ## No good options The government is caught between two bad options, say analysts – pass on global oil prices to consumers and face public anger, or subsidise
conflict began in February, oil prices have fluctuated, peaking at [almost $120](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/12/iran-war-oil-energy-prices-inflation-washington-world-bank-imf) a barrel, up from $60 at the start of the year, as the US and Iran took turns at closing
prices amid a continued cost-of-living crisis. Luke Bartholomew, deputy chief economist at fund manager Aberdeen, said the UK economy is “particularly badly exposed to the Iran shock as a big energy importer with
impact on domestic bills. The start of the war in Iran pushed oil and gas prices sharply higher, though they did not reach the same levels as during the aftermath of Russia's invasion
impact of the conflict has yet to be felt, due to the lag between rising agricultural input costs and higher prices on shelves. They also agree that the severity of the fallout largely hinges
Iran war as it forecasts rise in UK unemployment Lloyds has warned that the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict could cost it £151m amid rising unemployment and inflation and a slowdown
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