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Hormuz. A blockade of the strait has choked off 20% of the world’s oil supplies. Photograph: Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/AFP/Getty Images Britain’s services sector, which includes retailers, finance firms and transport companies, makes up about
Strait of Hormuz, but LNG imports also rely on a complex global supply chain involving multiple suppliers, shipping routes and receiving terminals. This makes LNG imports in China’s case more vulnerable to geopolitical disruptions
Strait of 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
Hormuz announcement** amid hopes that energy supplies could resume after nearly two months of disruption. Brent crude – the benchmark for oil traded globally – plunged below $90 a barrel, a 10% fall. - **Trump said US “prohibited
disruptions to supply routes have increased China's import costs and pushed up prices across the world. Trump has said that China could use its influence to encourage Iran to stabilise flows through the Strait
disruptions. UN Trade and Development’s Strait of Hormuz ship traffic monitoring demonstrates how trade data can guide decisions before shortages escalate. Data sharing between regional institutions like those led by the African Fertilizer
disrupted by the regional war. - **Oil prices jump after Hormuz clashes:** [Oil prices surged](/economy/2026/5/8/oil-prices-jump-as-us-iran-trade-fire-in-strait-of-hormuz) after the US and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz, raising fears over the fragile ceasefire
disruption to oil supplies continue, the greater the risk of recession. He says Australia is particularly vulnerable given its strong reliance on oil imports. “Our rough estimate is that if the flow of oil through
disrupt traffic travelling through the Strait of Hormuz in response to the US blockade. The price of oil has seen sharp swings since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran
Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global petroleum supplies, but stressed that such steps depend on a cessation of hostilities. Merz made the comments as concerns are growing across Europe over the wider impact
strait of Hormuz closed,” Michael Ross, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, told [ABC7](https://abc7.com/post/last-middle-east-oil-shipment-reportedly-reaches-long-beach-amid-rising-gas-prices/19036258/). “So all of that supply has still been making its way to consumers. This
Hormuz as a result of its “treacherous aggression” against its neighbours. ## ‘Vital artery’ One-fifth of the world’s supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) are shipped through the strait, which connects Gulf
disrupted global supplies of energy, fertilisers, medicines and even helium, devastating economies around the world. Now it’s also threatening whales off the coast of South Africa. Fighting involving the Houthis had already turned vessels
disrupting the global economy. The six energy-rich GCC countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – have stressed that the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the world
disruption to fuel supplies, adding that it had its usual visibility of supplies over a rolling four-week period. It does not expect to cancel any further flights this summer despite the warning in April
Strait of Hormuz, while United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned the standoff could trigger a global food emergency. Reporting from the UN, New York, Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey said diplomats repeatedly appealed
Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about 20% of the world's crude oil and natural gas typically passes. The shipping route has been choked off by the war in the Middle East, with Iran
disruption to shipping since the conflict began six weeks ago has sent shock waves across the global economy, destabilising energy prices and exposing just how reliant international supply chains are on the channel that connects
Strait of Hormuz – through which before the war one-fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas supplies were shipped, largely to Asian countries – remains under the control of Iran while
disruption caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, US President Trump said US forces would begin [escorting stranded ships](/news/2026/5/4/trumps-project-freedom-can-us-navy-guide-stuck-ships-out-of-hormuz) through the Strait of Hormuz, signalling a direct challenge to Iran