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caused by the Iran war, he told Sky News: > double quotation markIt is difficult for me, because, of course, these leaks are very unhelpful. But when people do read it, they need to be reassured
Iran, there is another looming concern that particularly affects Europe: the risk that supplies could actually run short. In mid-April, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), which advises 32 member governments
Hormuz”](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/trump-claims-us-has-total-control-over-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-seizes-two-container-ships), a statement that appeared dubious in light of Iran seizing two container ships and a US report warning it could take six months to clear the strait of mines. The president
Iran is likely to have a severe knock-on effect on the NHS. Photograph: Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/AFP/Getty In response, NHS England has increased purchases of drugs and devices to build up buffers. While there
cause a global recession. Iran has been pressing to keep Hormuz under its control, through which a fifth of global oil and gas supply passes. Here is more about the US proposal
caused by the [Middle East conflict](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/imf-world-economic-outlook-energy-crisis-global-recession-australia-fuel). - Part of Australia’s east coast has been shaken by an **earthquake** that could be felt [hundred of kilometres away](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/central-west-nsw-earthquake-orange-cadia-goldmine). A 4.5-magnitude