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imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global shipping route for Tehran, as well
shipping is the new global battleground When Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa floated the idea last week of charging a toll for vessels passing through the Strait of Malacca – inspired by Iran
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
imports is likely to be to due a rise in costs globally as a result of the Iran war, according to economics lecturer Yixiao Zhou from the Australian National University. Iran's threats against vessels
Hormuz in the first weeks of March. Before the war, about a fifth of global oil and a third of fertilisers were shipped through the strait. Early in March the federal government [cut the minimum
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. President Donald Trump has said the US blockade
strait of Hormuz shipping channel. Limiting the number of cargo ships passing through the 5km-wide passage has had an extraordinary global impact, reducing the global supply of oil, food, fertiliser and medicine, and driven
ships were blocked. He also said Iranian forces are “fully prepared” for the US to resume hostilities at any moment. Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi, reporting from Tehran, said Iranian officials are using the strait
ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. --- ## IMF warns global economy at risk of recession The International Monetary Fund (IMF) [warned Tuesday](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/04/14/world-economic-outlook-april-2026?cid=ca-com-homepage-sm26-WEOEA2026001) that the war with Iran could trigger a global recession
shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz to a near-total halt, causing the paralysis of the one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports that pass through the narrow waterway
Global oil prices have jumped by more than 5% after US President Donald Trump said the US had intercepted and seized an Iran-flagged cargo ship. The Brent crude benchmark oil price rose
important shipping routes. Earlier this week, Washington and its allies in the region accused Beijing of detaining and holding up Panama-linked ships – and claimed [China’s actions](/news/2026/4/29/us-latin-america-countries-criticise-chinas-retaliation-over-panama-canal) were a “blatant attempt to politicise
Strait of Hormuz, a lifeline for India’s gas imports, continues. Meanwhile, the war continues, with the US on Sunday capturing an Iranian cargo vessel, even as Washington says it is willing to hold another
Strait of Hormuz. But could [Moscow](/news/2026/4/27/iran-foreign-minister-in-russia-for-putin-talks) really offer a lifeline for Iran’s beleaguered, war-torn economy, and would it even want to? We spoke to experts to find out. ## Increasing but modest bilateral
Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped in peacetime. Experts say this has also disrupted pharmaceutical supply chains, which are reliant
importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, observers are less united on the severity of the current outlook. Traders who buy and sell financial contracts linked to food crops are anticipating only moderate price increases
Hormuz remains at a trickle. That affects jet fuel, one of many products refined from crude oil, in two different ways. [, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas flows. “UK airlines typically buy fuel months in advance, and aviation fuel suppliers hold bunkered
ships have been broadcasting false position reports - known as "spoofing" - to disguise their locations. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's energy shipments pass, has sent
Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway where one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies are normally shipped. The price of jet fuel has more than doubled in certain markets since