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traded urea, the most [widely used fertiliser](/economy/2026/3/18/not-just-energy-how-the-iran-war-could-trigger-a-global-food-crisis), and large volumes of other fertilisers are exported from Gulf countries through the Strait of Hormuz. Those supplies have now been dramatically disrupted. “Patriotism is not only
Hormuz, with no signs the two sides were close to resuming negotiations. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/g-s1-118339/iran-internet-access-turkey) ### [Middle East
strait of Hormuz is reopened.” Which means despite the IMF’s grim warnings, investors have “already decided that the risk of recession is receding”. [Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton)
important economic integration projects that would guarantee development and stability. In the present moment, the GCC must continue to make clear its categorical rejection of any attempt to seize control of the Strait of Hormuz
import, export and transit of defence and military equipment”, among other things. The memorandum was set to automatically renew every five years “unless a written notice of intention to denounce is given
strait of Hormuz and Xi’s apparent interest in buying US oil to reduce China’s dependence on Middle East supplies. In other developments: - **Trump told Fox News that China had agreed to order
trade completely, but to control it. “Iran is collapsing financially,” Trump wrote on Thursday on Truth Social. “They want the Strait of Hormuz opened immediately- Starving for cash!” For the first six weeks
import of 273m barrels of crude oil by the end of this year,” Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff to the president, said. The amount is sufficient for more than three months of South Korea
strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil traditionally flows, posing a severe threat to China’s economyand its delicate relationships in the Gulf. Trump’s [erratic statements](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/06/another-day-another-pivot-as-trump-flails-in-an-iran-trap-of-his-own-making),
trading accusations](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5791261:x) of ceasefire violations, NPR's Tamara Keith tells *Up First*. Trump wants the Strait of Hormuz reopened to stabilize oil markets. He has also set a red line for Iran
imported, the ABS noted, which contributed to the big drag from net trade. [Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed&CMP=emailbutton) Even so, Pat Bustamante, a senior economist at Westpac, reckons that
strait of Hormuz. “We want to maintain the full intensity of our sanctions,” von der Leyen said. EU officials also want to add 30 “shadow fleet” vessels helping Russia evade western sanctions to its blacklist
oil supplies normally flow, which has been repeatedly restricted or threatened with closure by both parties, Iran and the US. During the war, many of the words and terms dominating the headlines carry deeper historical
trade routes such as the Strait of Hormuz have sent oil and gas prices soaring, driving up the cost of transport, food and energy for millions of households all over the world that are already
oil and gas normally passes, has been effectively shut since late February, triggering the increase in energy prices. On Wednesday, the US president, Donald Trump, wrote on social media that “assuming Iran agrees to give
oil ships seeking passage through the Strait of Hormuz to pay a toll in cryptocurrency. Reports have emerged of Iran already receiving a number of payments in crypto for ships transiting through the strait
oil and natural gas. ASEAN, whose members represent more than 700 million people, is set to issue a joint statement calling for the reopening of the strait and improved crisis communication and coordination, according
trade, stays closed, said Kevin Book, co-founder of ClearView Energy Partners, a research firm. "When inventories are low and you can't get oil out of the ground or out of the strait
trade and security cooperation. Greeting Sharif at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Monday, Xi called him an “old friend” and said the two countries had “understood, trusted and supported each other” over
trade and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas and fertilisers, Iran has been able to impose economic costs on the US, as well as the rest of the world. That, say experts, has given