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war with Iran as the key Strait of Hormuz - which usually carries about 20% of the global supplies of oil and liquid natural gas - has been effectively closed for weeks due to the conflict
energy. --- ## What is the transition away from fossil fuels? With temperatures at land and sea breaking records, the prospect of [limiting global heating](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/05/still-a-chance-to-return-to-1-point-5c-climate-goal-researchers-say) to 1.5C above preindustrial levels looks increasingly remote
effective closure of the strait. “Their welfare is also a priority for us,” he said. “The psychological burden, I think, will be beginning to tell on them after seven weeks now of what
war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/4/28/iran-war-live-trump-reviews-peace-plan-un-calls-for-hormuz-to-reopen) has sparked an historic energy shock. Here’s a look the at the organisation’s history and role in the global economy: ## When was OPEC established and why? The Organization
effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's energy shipments pass, has sent oil prices surging. But Iran has continued exporting its own oil - and in doing
globally – with oil and gas price increases, fertiliser shortages and stock market volatility – the effects have been felt faster than in most previous conflicts. Why? There are few clear answers — but analysts say several factors
war. That policy came alongside a co-ordinated cut to oil production. Oil prices more than doubled, there was fuel rationing, and the significant knock-on effects were compounded by a second oil shock
global maritime trade and a third of all seaborne oil. Malley said he did not think a toll system would be sustainable, but added: “Iran has discovered a new means of deterrence which is more
global prices. He added Iran’s storage has not reached capacity and accused US officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, of acting on “junk advice” over the policy. - **Can the blockade force a production halt
effect that Trump’s actions in the Middle East are having on British energy bills, while Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, [has described the conflict as a “mistake”](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/15/rachel-reeves-donald-trump-iran-war-uk-us) that is wreaking havoc
global economic and energy crisis created by the US-Israeli attack on Iran in February, but it would achieve none of Washington’s professed war aims, which included a permanent end to Iran’s nuclear
energy markets since the US and Israel started bombing Iran on February 28. Tehran responded by effectively closing the strait, through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies
effectively blocked the waterway since the US and Israel attacked the country in late February, driving up global energy and fuel prices. On Friday, Iran's foreign minister said the route was now "completely open
effect to follow were not. Iran has survived the initial strikes and remains defiant, [closing the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/iranian-forces-ships-seized-strait-of-hormuz-us-peace-talks) in a move that has blocked off a fifth of the global
Iran has closed in retaliation for the United States and Israel’s war, could lead to a global food “catastrophe”. India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya, and Egypt are among the countries most
global energy prices to soar. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy warned in a statement on Saturday that "no vessel is to move from its anchorage in the Persian Gulf
global markets,” the Market Intel states. “Since the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, nitrogen fertiliser prices have risen more than 30%, while combined fuel and fertiliser costs have increased roughly
war with Iran as the conflict has slowed its production and transportation across the Middle East. Several airlines, including KLM-France and Delta, [have also temporarily cut](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87w4x0n3j0o) some flights while others have
effect going to waste. Hong Jong Ho, an energy economist at Seoul National University, argues South Korea’s energy crisis began long [before the Iran war](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/16/a-structural-dependence-on-heavy-industry-can-south-korea-wean-itself-off-fossil-fuels). The state utility Korea Electric Power
effectively closing off the narrow strait. In addition, Iran's retaliatory attacks on Gulf countries' oil and gas refineries have caused further disruption in global supply. As a result, some international experts [said](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org