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Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about 20 percent of global oil and gas is shipped during peacetime, and the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. The closure of the strait, which is the only
blockade on Iranian ships and ports. Since then, the US has captured Iranian ships near the strait, and its troops have boarded other ships hundreds of miles away in the Asia Pacific, which it alleges
oil prices soaring since the conflict began. Earlier this month, government officials drew up [a worst case scenario](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvxp4xnrwdo) of food shortages, including chicken and pork, by the summer if the war continues
affect US abilities to respond to threats elsewhere, including in the Indo-Pacific region, Lesser said, amid mounting concerns over depleted US ammunition stockpiles after five weeks of bombing Iran. A [report](https://www.csis.org/analysis/last-rounds-status-key-munitions-iran-war-ceasefire)
affected” by the elimination of the cheap currency rate. Yaghoub Andayesh said the ministry has presented different scenarios to the government to “guarantee food security” across 11 categories of essential goods that have experienced huge
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
blockade of the strait of Hormuz contributing to a sharp rise in diesel prices. “It’s a repositioning,” Lorenzo Castellani, a political historian at Rome’s Luiss University, told Reuters. “She’s afraid that
Strait of Hormuz will reopen,” AAA said in a brief report on Thursday. “Gas prices are the highest they’ve been in four years, since late July 2022.” California, home to nearly 40 million people
oil production back online. “My sense is that there’s going to be sustained high demand through the summertime, and we probably won’t get back to pre-war levels [on petrol prices] until after
oil prices to soar. Later, [Iran began charging tolls](/news/2026/3/26/tehranstollbooth-how-iran-picks-who-to-let-through-strait-of-hormuz) for passage through – a move until now unheard of for a strait. Despite a fragile ceasefire, Washington, in an attempt to pressure Iran, has imposed
affected,” Baghaei added. “The situation in the Strait of Hormuz is more insecure due to US actions.” Baghaei acknowledged that the “mediators are active and we have clearly communicated our positions to them”, referring
affected energy markets, maritime transport and global supply chains, as tanker traffic was brought down from an average of 129 in February to a virtual standstill. Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, professor of economics of the Middle
prices have eased and stock markets rallied as [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) touted “great progress” towards a “final agreement” with Iran, while momentum in AI-driven trading accelerated. The US president said he would
oil from the Gulf region, which has largely stopped since the US and Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz. And, in Lebanon, which had already been suffering from an economic crisis, there is less work
price rises for fuel around the world. Stocks rose when both sides appeared to agree to halt the exchanges for now. The new violence has also complicated Trump’s push to end the war, launched
blockade remains, with US Central Command (CENTCOM) saying that 21 vessels have complied with orders to turn back from Iranian ports. - **Trump signals pressure on Iran talks:** The US president says negotiations are “going very
blockade to throttle Iran’s economy by blocking Iranian oil shipments – a less risky option than escalating the conflict with a resumption of bombing or walking away from the conflict without a nuclear deal, according
blockade on Iranian ports and ships days after the ceasefire began on April 8. This has disrupted global oil supplies and contributed to rising prices. Countries around the world have been forced to seek alternative
Hormuz has become a focal point of the US-Israel war with Iran after Tehran effectively choked off one of the world's most important shipping lanes. The disruption to shipping since the conflict began
prices that have pushed up living costs. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz blasted the U.S. administration on Monday for lacking a strategy in its war with Iran. "The Americans clearly have no strategy. And the problem