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Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, Bab al-Mandeb and other passages are lifelines for energy exports, food imports
Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil transit chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of global energy exports
exports from the Middle East, the executive director of the International Energy Authority warned on Thursday. Fatih Birol added that the most important solution to the [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) war energy shock
importance of resuming pre-war traffic levels in the narrow waterway through which about a fifth of global energy exports pass in peacetime. Ensuring the strait remains open is a “demand set forth
Strait of Hormuz to a near-total halt, causing the paralysis of the one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports that pass through the narrow waterway in peacetime. Following a first
Energy Finance (CEF). But, he added, it is notable that Australia’s position is very different to that of its historic ally, the US, which is not as dependent on oil exported through the Strait
imports from the Middle East, the organisation said in a report this week. The Strait of Hormuz, a key route for jet fuel out of the Gulf, has been effectively closed by Iran for more
exports. US officials have also urged China to support efforts to reopen and secure the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global energy supplies. The conflict has also increased pressure on China’s economy
imports must be shipped through strategic chokepoints, such as the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/20/chinese-supertankers-exit-hormuz-as-trump-vance-talk-up-iran-deal) and the Strait of Malacca. The new pipeline may sound like a win-win, but analysts said significant hurdles remain before
energy trade through the Strait of Hormuz. With oil harder to access and Russian supply largely constrained by sanctions, Asian buyers are scrambling for crude from suppliers seen as safer and more reliable. Brazil, which
energy imports and trade. “I think China will try its best to persuade Iran back to the negotiating table and let the Strait of Hormuz become as open as before,” Wen said. ## What does Iran
energy more secure, following huge global disruptions amid the US and Israel’s war on Iran and Tehran’s subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world
Hormuz starting on Monday. About a fifth of global energy exports pass through the narrow waterway. In retaliation for joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, Iranian forces have effectively taken control
strait of Hormuz is reopened.” Which means despite the IMF’s grim warnings, investors have “already decided that the risk of recession is receding”. [Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton)
exports constrained, Tehran may seek to depend less on the Gulf and more on a patchwork of railways, Caspian ports and sanctions-era trade networks linking it to Russia. The importance of that relationship
Strait of Hormuz were bound for Asian countries, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). China alone is estimated to buy around 90% of the oil that Iran exports. On Tuesday, its foreign ministry
energy, including LNG. Xi told US business leaders that China's "doors will open wider" and that American firms would have "broader prospects" in the Chinese market, according to news site Xinhua. He also called
Strait of Hormuz has made China critically reliant on Russian oil and gas supplies and thus helped Moscow fill up its coffers and get additional funds for its ongoing war on Ukraine. In the first
Hormuz as soon as this weekend. Tehran said it had not made a final decision but large parts of the agreement had been finalised. “Headlines are driving the market once again, as confidence grows that
imports of jet fuel from India, which was previously a key supplier to UK and Europe. A lot of Russian crude is also refined in Turkey. The new rules for sanctioned processed oil products will