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Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz) does not reopen, disrupting supplies of the CO2 required by the food industry. Officials from government departments including No 10, the Treasury and the Ministry of Defence have run a planning
US-Israeli war on Iran, leading surveys of UK employers showed companies were increasingly prioritising cost management over growth as rising costs and global uncertainty weigh on confidence. According to a survey by the accountancy
impact on the market because the UAE’s exports, like those of all its neighbouring countries, are currently constrained by Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE has been able to sell
impact of piracy off Somalia on the global economy was as high as $18bn during the height of the crisis. Intermittent hijackings have continued since then, with a number of incidents occurring in the area
actions as “an illegal act” that “amounts to piracy”. The US naval blockade of the strait means that Iran might have to store the oil it produces. Iran is the third largest oil producer
us at exactly the same place we were before." Iran's closing of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping corridor for the world's oil, has sent fuel prices skyrocketing and posed problems
action regarding Iran. However, oil prices fell back later after reports that an Iranian news agency said the US had accepted a temporary waiver on sanctions of Iran's crude oil during the negotiations, raising
impact of the war in the Middle East on fuel costs and the prices of food and other goods in the UK, which saw the [government recently ask supermarkets](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/19/uk-supermarkets-urged-to-consider-voluntary-price-caps-on-essential-foods) to consider freezing
actions in the Middle East, analysts say. On Monday, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy would not renew a memorandum of understanding – signed in 2003 and ratified in 2005 – between the two countries’ ministries
strait of Hormuz could be possible, but did not give a straight reply on the reported proposal. Tehran has said it wants the blockade to end first, before talking about anything else. The foreign ministry
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/14/trump-xi-discuss-strait-of-hormuz-as-chinese-vessels-transit-key-waterway), are impacting Mexican producers and threatening a stable food supply, especially for low-income residents. Elvira Pasillas, professor at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO), noted that
actions as “bullying”, saying they raised “serious concerns” about using economic leverage to undermine Panama’s “sovereignty”. Beijing has denied the charges, calling them “groundless”. ## What other maritime crises are happening now? What makes
impact on fertiliser production that depended on supplies shipped through the strait could mean people in poor countries going hungry later in the year, with Africa south of the Sahara particularly at risk. The agreement
action without coordination with the United States,” he said. “The United States bears responsibility for the Israeli regime’s aggression, and it will also be responsible for the consequences of any escalation in tensions.” Israel
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