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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
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 blockade "dangerous" and "irresponsible". Analysts say the blockade may be designed to force Beijing to become more active in peace talks. A prolonged blockade could further damage the global economy, pushing up petrol
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
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
US blockade of Iranian ports. Iranian armed forces and politicians stress that this must include establishing a system that leaves Iran in charge of managing the Strait of Hormuz with Oman, as the two countries
US and Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz. And, in Lebanon, which had already been suffering from an economic crisis, there is less work, and people are losing their jobs. “The price of running
blockade is impossible to predict, but simply hanging on could be an economic disaster for its people. “It is the insurgent’s dilemma,” says Ozcelik. “At first to survive is to win, but there
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
economy, stupid." But while headline growth figures are positive, Americans are much more likely to vote based on the cost of living. Trump's strikes on Iran, and the subsequent closure of the Strait
US it is not seeking a nuclear weapon, including the down-blending of its highly enriched uranium stockpile. Trump has been very [close to agreeing these terms](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/23/trump-ceasefire-iran-strait-of-hormuz), but is trying to find
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
blockade on shipments from Iranian ports. - **UK prime minister Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron will co-host a summit in Paris on Friday focused on efforts to reopen the strait of Hormuz,** Downing
Iran on February 28. Tehran retaliated by closing off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world
impact is anything but. Behind this convergence sits old machinery. The US embargo, begun under Eisenhower and tightened under Kennedy, is older than most Cubans alive today. The Helms-Burton Act, a US law since
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
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
blockade of the strait has choked off 20% of the world’s oil supplies. Photograph: Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP/Getty Images Britain’s services sector, which includes retailers, finance firms and transport companies, makes up about
US and Iran launched fresh attacks in the Gulf as the two sides continue to blockade of the strait of Hormuz. The war’s economic toll has been severe too. Many people have lost their