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Short-term gains for China from US-Iran war may turn to longer-term pain

transportation and aviation that are important to the military. China buys more than 80% of Iran’s oil, which before the US counter-blockade of the strait of Hormuz

Australia scrambles to secure energy as war on Iran fuels uncertainty

Strait of Hormuz. “We don’t get any of our oil from the US,” Buckley told Al Jazeera. “I would put absolutely no reliance on our historic alliance with America as to helping Australia sail

EU eyes options as Iran conflict threatens jet fuel shortages

Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas insisted on Tuesday. The EU official’s bid to calm worries came amid the [continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/19/what-to-know-about-us-iran-standoff-over-the-strait-of-hormuz), which is normally the passage for one-fifth

Nigerian refinery accused of sacking union members is key to UK plan to tackle jet fuel shortage

transport secretary, said at the weekend that part of the answer to the strait of Hormuz crisis was to import more fuel from the US and west Africa. The main refinery on the west coast

Calls for humanitarian corridor through strait of Hormuz as Iran war hits vital aid

transportation costs. Bob Kitchen, vice president for emergencies at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) called for “serious and immediate conversations about humanitarian corridors through the strait of Hormuz so, at the very least

From night life in Egypt to rice farming in Vietnam, the war in Iran is a drain

oil and gas, fertilizer, food, medicines and more have been severely hampered by the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for international trade. The impacts go beyond imports. Many households in Africa

UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel

transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, and representatives from Heathrow and Gatwick airports, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet. The strait of Hormuz, a key artery for oil and gas, has been closed in effect since

As Iran crisis drags on, fears of global food crisis grow

Hormuz, which normally carries about one-third of global seaborne fertiliser and one-quarter of seaborne oil. “Food prices will definitely rise in the coming months, making it more difficult for many people around

Four in five Britons worried Iran war will make food more expensive, poll finds

strait of Hormuz has already sent oil and gas prices soaring, caused a [crisis in the global fertiliser industry](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/visual-guide-gulf-fertiliser-blockade), and has made shipping and distribution more expensive. The effects have

With 3,000 containers stuck in Pakistan, Iran explores more land routes

Hormuz opened immediately- Starving for cash!” For the first six weeks of the US-Israel war on Iran that began on February 28, Tehran imposed an access system to control which ships transited the strait

UK steps up plans for potential shortages caused by Iran war

Hormuz, a key shipping channel through which 20% of the world's oil and liquid natural gas usually passes, has sent oil prices soaring since the conflict began. Earlier this month, government officials drew

Ukraine begins to flex muscle as an emerging air power, angering Russia

important hub of the main oil transportation system”, said the SBU, and preliminary information suggested that “almost all oil storage tanks are on fire”. Russia’s Ministry of Defence confirmed the strike and said

Fire breaks out at crucial Australian refinery, raising fuel supply fears

important that people buy as much fuel as they need, but no more, no less,” Bowen said. ## ‘Very challenging incident’ Incident controller Mark McGuinness said a “significant leak” of highly flammable gases and liquid hydrocarbons

Airlines in Europe slash thousands of flights as Iran war cuts jet fuel supplies

Hormuz, the narrow waterway off Iran's coast, would lead to higher jet fuel prices and possible shortages in Europe. [![A pumping jack is visible in silhouette against an orange-sky sunrise

Airlines demand UK relax noise rules and cut flight tax as fuel shortage looms

strait of Hormuz. Last week the head of the International Energy Agency said flight cancellations would come soon if oil supplies from the Middle East were not restored, adding that [Europe had only six weeks

‘Turbulent and dangerous’: How shipping is the new global battleground

importers. While Indonesia quickly walked back the suggestion, it underscored a growing reality, analysts say: what was once a rules-based order governing maritime navigation is becoming a more dangerous, expensive, and, above all, politicised

UK refineries asked to maximise jet fuel production amid growing supply fears

Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/will-shipping-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-oil-prices-return-to-normal), through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas flows. “UK airlines typically buy fuel months in advance, and aviation fuel suppliers hold bunkered stocks. The UK imports

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

oil and energy prices. A poll in the U.K. shows 1 in 10 people are already stockpiling fuel. British defense officials have previously floated the idea of deploying autonomous mine-hunting systems from motherships sent

The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages

Strait of Hormuz having been blocked for the past eight weeks, however, those supplies have not been available, prompting a scramble for fuel produced elsewhere. This has pushed up prices dramatically. In late February, before

Can Russia serve as an economic lifeline for Iran amid the Hormuz blockade?

oil 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