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conflict is driving up the costs of fuel, fertilisers, plastics and transport, resulting in higher food prices for communities from Manila to Quito. And now food production is at risk, with upwards of 20 percent
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The ship’s bridge suffered significant damage. It was, according to Kennedy, “a show of a calibrated use of force, signalling control without necessarily aiming to halt
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
impact on lowering prices is questionable](/economy/2026/4/13/energy-prices-rise-despite-jones-act-suspension-by-trump), reflects a broader push by the White House to dampen politically sensitive fuel price spikes before November’s midterm elections, where affordability is expected to be a defining
conflict has also increased pressure on China’s economy and energy security. About half of China’s crude oil imports come from the Middle East, while disruptions in the Gulf have left commercial shipping vulnerable
ship’s seizure “piracy” and has expressed uncertainty regarding its participation in the sessions while the naval blockade remains. The current diplomatic track predates the outbreak of the US-Israel war on Iran, which began
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
conflict, this war against Iran, has a direct impact on our economic output”. On Tuesday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that Merz “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon
US drinking water  A supply disruption is leading some water systems to reduce the amount of fluoride in drinking water
shipping route. The oil market has been reacting swiftly to any signs of progress, or lack of it, towards a peace deal that will reopen the strait. The rise in crude in early trade
conflict. Iran's grip on the vital waterway has jolted the world economy and spiked fuel prices far beyond the Middle East. The ongoing instability in the region comes as U.S. President Donald Trump
conflict continues into the middle of the year and oil prices remain above $100 a barrel.  A farmer harvests wheat crops in the suburbs of Peshawar, Pakistan
conflict – [had concluded](/news/2026/5/6/iran-war-day-68-trump-talks-about-progress-in-talks-rubio-says-war-over) as its objectives had been achieved. Washington now prefers “the path of peace”, Rubio said. On the same day, US President Donald Trump announced that the US [military operation](/news/2026/5/5/centcom-says-project-freedom-has-just-2
ship in the strait of Hormuz](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/91bcf284703b995bc6c13638ee0c2005e9fadda6/0_0_4405_2937/master/4405.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Climbing oil prices and disruption of supplies caused by the war in Iran is likely to have a severe knock-on effect on the NHS. Photograph
conflict began in late February, an estimated 20,000 sailors have been trapped in the Gulf, unable to pass through the strait of Hormuz into the open ocean. Concerns about their physical and mental health