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energy crisis caused by the [US-Israel war on Iran](/news/liveblog/2026/5/6/iran-war-live-trump-says-hormuz-operation-paused-amid-us-tehran-talks) has sent the price
energy crisis provoked by the US-Israel war on Iran, Russia's aggression in neighbouring
energy crisis triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran, which began on February 28. Tehran
US–Israel war on Iran, the conflict has killed thousands of people and disrupted major energy flows. At the centre of the crisis
Energy Agency, Reza Najafi, rejected the US statement as “baseless and politically motivated”. Explore more on these topics - [US-Israel war on Iran](/world/us-israel-war-on-iran) - [Middle East crisis
war that has devastated the Middle East. Even as [the US-Iran ceasefire looked increasingly precarious](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/israel-bombing-lebanon-us-iran-ceasefire-condemnation), amid Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon and disputes over the terms of the talks, Pakistani
war on Iran has unfolded. Following initial joint Israel-US strikes on Tehran on February 28, Iranian forces brought shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz to a near-total halt, causing the paralysis
crisis caused by the US-Israel war](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/24/global-oil-crisis-changed-fossil-fuel-industry-for-ever-iea-chief-fatih-birol) on Iran and the soaring [gas prices that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/24/global-oil-crisis-changed-fossil-fuel-industry-for-ever-iea-chief-fatih-birol) in 2022. “We are dealing with
energy crisis threatens to deepen as the war drags on. Iran on Sunday held firm that ships would not pass while the US blockade remained in effect.  war roils economies by raising the cost of oil and gas, countries are aiming to accelerate their shift to cleaner energy. But in the US, Donald Trump has sought to kill
US’s commitment to Nato, and whether Israel should be required to join the ceasefire, as Iran demands, by ending its attacks on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Iran feels a strong obligation to protect Hezbollah
crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues **Britain will make “a wide-ranging military contribution” to an international mission to protect shipping in the strait of Hormuz trade
Energy prices have soared since the war began more than six weeks ago after the key Strait of Hormuz shipping route effectively closed and peace talks between the US and Iran failed. The IMF said
Iran first restricted passage to most ships from early March after the US and Israel launched their war on the country. Then, on April 13, the US imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ships
Israel’s war on Gaza. “The absence of major anti-war protests in the US is somewhat puzzling, especially given that the US entered the [Iran] war with only 21 percent of the public supporting
crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East. The chancellor also said she would be announcing changes to energy policy in the coming days, including over drilling in the North Sea and reforming
Israel launched their war on Iran mean a light-touch approach is necessary. The €50,000 available to small businesses will be based on aggregates of extra fuel costs between March
crisis as critical fertiliser and fuel exports are blocked from leaving the Gulf. The strait has been de facto shut down to most maritime traffic by Iran since shortly after the US and Israel launched
war that spilled into the region, including Lebanon, and triggered a global energy crisis due to Tehran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration expected the Iranian government to respond