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relatives to do the same, even if it means making a new life in makeshift homes and a lower standard of living. The Iran war has triggered what the International Energy Agency (IEA) describes
US President Donald Trump cancelled a planned visit to Islamabad by special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner last weekend. Iran has ruled out direct negotiations with Washington while the blockade remains in place, though
Iran has caused severe disruption for airlines, featuring widespread cancellations, airspace closures and a looming [jet fuel crisis](/news/2026/4/16/jet-fuel-shortage-why-iran-war-could-ground-flights-in-europe). “35 percent of pharmaceuticals move by air, and about 90 percent of critical or life-saving
conflict has also increased pressure on China’s economy and energy security. About half of China’s crude oil imports come from the Middle East, while disruptions in the Gulf have left commercial shipping vulnerable
relations after a tumultuous 18 months that saw Trump launch a second trade war with the world’s second-largest economy, according to analysts. The standoff saw each side roll out escalating
impact of the conflict’s effects on oil, alongside the effects of Russia’s war with Ukraine on gas supplies, was “[the biggest crisis in history](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/war-iran-is-causing-biggest-energy-crisis-history-iea-says-2026-04-21/)” in global energy markets. The US
relations with all nations,” he said. ## What led to this crisis? In January, Panama’s Supreme Court [scrapped a longstanding concession](/news/2026/2/24/hong-kong-conglomerate-says-panama-canal-ports-seized-by-authorities) held by a Hong Kong-linked company to operate the Balboa and Cristobal
impacted most of the world](/economy/2026/3/23/world-in-energy-crisis-worse-than-1970s-oil-shocks-combined-iea-head-says), import-reliant poorer countries are among the worst affected and the most lacking in energy reserves to cushion the blow. The International Energy Agency (IEA), the Paris-based body
China Economic and Security Review Commission noted that Beijing had offered to sell Pakistan up to 40 J-35A fifth-generation fighter jets, although no deliveries have yet taken place. In December 2025, Washington notified
relations between Europe and the United States, along with a potentially devastating defence impact, reared its Medusa-like head. Again. "No worries," Spain's determined-to-appear calm prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said to waiting