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We can make sure another Chornobyl disaster does not happen, here is how

impacts, and costs that continue to mount across generations. The lesson is clear. When nuclear systems fail, the consequences are long-lasting, widespread, and extraordinarily difficult to manage. The damage does not end when headlines

Is Iran’s oil storage nearly full – and will it have to cut production?

Strait of Hormuz to other shipping. This is the primary motive behind Washington’s naval blockade of Iranian ports. Iran exported 1.84 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in March and shipped

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

Strait of Hormuz without their permission, and have fired at some vessels. These tit-for-tat acts have amplified a global energy crisis, sending gas and oil prices to multiyear highs. “Even short

Britain to create joint naval force with nine European countries as ‘complement’ to Nato

Hormuz. The US has said it wants help forcing the strait and [criticised British and French discussions](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/24/iran-foreign-minister-to-embark-on-three-nation-tour-as-us-peace-talks-remain-stalled) over creating defensive patrols after the war ends, [calling them “silly”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/24/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-strait-israel-lebanon-truce?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69eb61778f089bd0e8b1f9bb#block-69eb61778f089bd0e8b1f9bb).

The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?

Strait of Hormuz. Trump has renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil because of spiralling costs worldwide. The more money Russia has, the longer and, in theory, harder, it can prosecute

First ever talks to ditch fossil fuels as UN deadlock deepens

supply - including Colombia, Australia and Nigeria - but major powers including the US, China and India are not part of the talks. Progress at the annual UN COP climate meetings has slowed as decisions depend

Australia news live: Albanese and Sultan of Brunei pledge energy cooperation; antisemitism royal commission to hold first public hearings in May

oil, as well as agriculture and agri-food essentials and key agricultural inputs such as urea, to avoid unjustified import and export restrictions and to notify and consult each other on any disruptions with ramifications

Democrats urged to link clean energy to affordability as Iran war hikes up prices

strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s oil and gas normally travels, in the wake of the US and Israel’s attack on Iran caused energy costs to spike around the world

States should tax windfall oil profits to fund their way out of crisis

impacts, but they are now suffering through increasingly frequent price crises where meals are skipped, jobs are lost, and lights are turned off. This public dip in conditions and cost of living runs parallel

Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut

impact of the Iran war bites,” said Peter Lewis, executive director of Essential Media. “This creates real challenges for the treasurer leading into the budget, but there is strong support for measures to review housing

Quarter of a million people could lose job by middle of 2027 as UK ‘flirts with recession’, analysis says

strait of Hormuz trade route and its strikes on its regional neighbours, which have sent oil and gas prices soaring, will cause the biggest economic hit since the Covid pandemic, according to the EY Item

China's economy grows faster than expected despite Iran war

impact of the US-Israel war with Iran. Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 5% in the period, compared to a year earlier, according to official data. Economists had expected the figure to come

As US-Iran talks remain ‘stalled’, experts warn of ‘long-term disruptions’

impact on prices,” Ziemba added. In the midst of all this, the [United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday that it would leave the oil cartel OPEC and OPEC+](/news/2026/4/28/what-are-opec-and-opec-and-why-has-the-uae-quit) effective May 1, a move long

How Iran war has triggered soaring cost of medicines, condoms

Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped in peacetime. Experts say this has also disrupted pharmaceutical supply chains, which are reliant

Hormuz effect? How US, China are ramping up tensions over the Panama Canal

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

'I don't want the children to see how worried we are': UK family finances hit by Iran war

Strait of Hormuz matters so much in the Iran war](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno) Although the UK gets very little of its gas from the region, the squeeze on supply has pushed up the international price

‘Operation Epic Fury’ has ended: Is the Iran war over?

supplies are shipped in peacetime. Iran’s threats to attack ships in the strait have blockaded it since the US-Israel attacks on Iran began. Then, the US announcement of a naval blockade on Iranian

Another day, another pivot as Trump flails in an Iran trap of his own making

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

Trump claims US has total control over strait of Hormuz after Iran seizes two container ships

impact of the war on the global economy could linger long after any peace deal was agreed. A Pentagon spokesperson described the report as “inaccurate” but did not provide specific objections. In his Truth Social

Airlines hike fares, cut millions of seats as Iran war drives up fuel costs

oil, have risen more than 80 percent since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran in late February, prompting airlines to hike fares, reduce their schedules, or both. In the starkest example