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blockade](/news/2026/4/24/how-long-can-iran-survive-the-uss-hormuz-blockade) of Iranian ports in place. All this has caused major disruptions to energy supplies worldwide and caused the price of oil to rise to about $100 a barrel, compared with
exporters, which for many decades controlled the price of crude oil by decreasing or increasing production and allocating quotas across its membership. It had a vital role in 1970s oil crises, which in turn transformed
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
Iran war began, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised the US that it would stop buying Russian oil and buy more crude from the US and Venezuela instead. Indian companies have also had longstanding ties
impact of the war and the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, observers are less united on the severity of the current outlook. Traders who buy and sell financial contracts linked to food crops
exported. Honestly, there’s no real oversight,” he said. The state-run Consumers and Producers Protection Organization said in a directive sent to 31 governors across Iran on Sunday that new price hikes for cooking
impact could his firing have on US military strategy? ## Who is John Phelan? As the US Navy’s top civilian official, Phelan had various responsibilities, including overseeing recruiting, mobilising and organising, as well as construction
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 price and boosted stock markets, as the president’s upbeat messages are designed to do. But it all remained tenuous. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the reopening of the strait
blockade of Iran's ports. ### Seizures and attacks in Hormuz ongoing The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said it received reports that the ship seized Thursday was taken by unauthorized personnel while anchored
oil price significantly, albeit temporarily, bringing profits to those who bet the right way. [Recent reports](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/08/polymarket-trump-us-iran-ceasefire) confirmed that Trump’s volatility has been making [lots of money](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cge0grppe3po) for those
impact, reared its Medusa-like head. Again. "No worries," Spain's determined-to-appear calm prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, said to waiting journalists as he arrived at the leaders' summit. "We are fulfilling our obligations
impacted living costs globally. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/12/g-s1-117045/hezbollah-commander-lebanon-israel) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [A Hezbollah
blockade of Iranian ports. The closure of the strait, which is the only sea route from the Gulf to the open ocean, has “walled in” 20 million barrels of Gulf oil per day, George Voloshin
exports from Gulf countries that rely on the strait of Hormuz to get their oil to market have been severely curtailed by Iran’s defacto blockade of the strait since early March. The US military
blockade of the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/14/fao-warns-strait-of-hormuz-disruption-risks-triggering-a-global-food-crisis) drives the worst energy crunch in modern history, leading governments to scramble to unload their emergency oil stockpiles, developing countries are among the least prepared to mitigate