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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
oil that Iran exports. On Tuesday, its foreign ministry called the 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 of the strait of Hormuz through which roughly 20% of global oil and natural gas exports were shipped before the war. Bessent also commented on US tariffs on other nations, saying they could
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 oil
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 on oil:** Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said no oil wells have “exploded” under the US blockade, arguing the measures have only driven up global prices. He added Iran’s storage has not reached
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, reducing the global supply
oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports that pass through the narrow waterway in peacetime. Following a first failed round of high-stakes Iran-US talks in Islamabad last weekend – amid a fragile two-week
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
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
exports through its Gulf ports. Amin Nasser, the company’s president and chief executive, said: “Our east-west pipeline, which reached its maximum capacity of 7m barrels of oil per day, has proven itself
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
Iran’s proposal to reopen the strait, which would require the US end its own naval blockade of the strait and does not address a nuclear deal. On Tuesday, Trump said on social media that
exports. About 20.3 million barrels per day of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz in peacetime – nearly 27 percent of global maritime oil trade. The lion’s share of that crude went to Asian
blockading Iranian ports and exports of Iranian crude. On Friday, Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 89 cents at $111.29 a barrel by 08:08 GMT, compared with about $65 before the US
exporting its crude. US Central Command has turned back 52 vessels since 13 April – and there are [reports from within Iran](https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605054829) of rising inflation, unemployment and unpaid wages. On Wednesday Iran
blockade for months if needed and minimize 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
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’s oil
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
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