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Iran’s currency falls to new low as US blockade, sanctions impact trade **Tehran, Iran
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
blockade is hurting Iran, it is also negatively impacting regional US allies like Bahrain, the United
blockade brings two main risks: - It drives up oil and gas prices yet again - The ceasefire collapses, full-scale war breaks out again between the US and Iran, also impacting
blockade of Iran. The BBC also understands that energy executives met Trump on Tuesday to discuss ways to limit the impact of the war on US
Iran accustomed to harsher sanctions:** Analysts say Tehran entered the blockade prepared, with oil stockpiled at sea, high prices cushioning the impact, and a large domestic market, noting the country is used to “much harsher
US began a naval blockade of all Iran-linked ships trying to pass through the strait, further compounding the traffic jam around the waterway through which a fifth of global oil and gas passes during
Iran, and as 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
US and Iran took turns at closing and 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
blockade of Iran’s ports is undermining the ceasefire extended by Trump and allowing the more hardline voices in Tehran to come out on top. The Tasnim and Fars news agencies, affiliated with the IRGC
US naval blockade would hurt Iran. “Iran remains significantly dependent on oil revenue, which cannot be fully realised when key export routes — particularly maritime ports — are restricted or disrupted,” he told Al Jazeera. “Such constraints
US-Israel war on Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran).** Earlier on Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [cut its growth forecasts for 2026](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/iran-war-global-recession-imf-uk-growth-forecasts-oil-prices) based on the impact of the war and said
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
US blockade causes Iran to shut off its production “in a big way”. However, Halff added, Iran may still choose to halt production “fairly aggressively” but this “would be more by choice than by necessity
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
Blockade will allow the Hormuz Strait to be OPEN TO ALL, including Iran.” However, the shipping industry could continue to face elevated fuel costs, as well as concerns around their ability to [travel safely
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
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. 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 grant Tehran sovereignty over the waterway
US talks in Islamabad last weekend – amid a fragile two-week truce – Washington imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports, further aggravating fears of a protracted energy crisis. Italy heavily relies on gas imports. ## ‘Stop