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Strait of Hormuz, this is not the main event in oil markets, affecting the prices of oil, gas, petrol, plastics and food
prices since the start of the Iran war in late February. The effective closure of the strait of Hormuz – which Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Wednesday [could soon reopen](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/06/trump-iran-hormuz-us-project-freedom-live-updates-middle-east-crisis?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with%3Ablock-69fb1cad8f08d59811001e38#block-69fb1cad8f08d59811001e38)
strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane that carried a fifth of global oil and gas, has sent oil prices soaring since the US and Israeli attacks on Iran began in February. Darren Jones
food and medical aid from reaching them. Now aid organisations are calling for a “humanitarian corridor” to be opened through the strait of Hormuz amid rocketing transportation costs. Bob Kitchen, vice president for emergencies
affects us here at home, from energy prices to food security. Building resilience abroad makes the UK stronger,” she said. The UK’s spy bosses warned in a [report](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/audio/2026/apr/22/national-security-report-uk-government-climate-crisis-podcast) that the government
affecting food budgets in Dhaka, Cairo, and Lagos,” Dasgupta said. As food prices rise, households are often forced to shift away from fruits, vegetables and protein towards “cheaper, calorie-dense staples, with lasting consequences
prices of food and other basic goods, straining the resources of many already struggling in the country’s economy. “This demonstration has brought the city to a near standstill,” Webb said. “It started with
Strait of Hormuz. He said food prices would rise by 10% this year as "farmers' costs soar" and urge the government to introduce a Good Food Bill, which the party has said would introduce long
strait of Hormuz is the return of El Niño to the southern Pacific. Recurring every three to five years, El Niño is a vast movement of warm ocean water northwards that changes weather patterns across
affected so much is because of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz - the narrow waterway which separates Iran from Oman. The strait is deep enough for the world's biggest tankers carrying crude
Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel through which 20% of the world's oil and liquid natural gas usually passes, has sent oil prices soaring since the conflict began. Earlier this month, government officials
Hormuz, while United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned the standoff could trigger a global food emergency. Reporting from the UN, New York, Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey said diplomats repeatedly appealed for de-escalation during
Strait of Hormuz, a vital corridor for energy shipments. The average price of regular gas is $2.50 a gallon, according to AAA. That's up 38 cents from a month ago. The jump in energy
food supplies. President Donald Trump's motives, declared and undeclared, are always complex and changeable. He has used social media to try to persuade oil traders not to drive up the price of petrol
Strait of Hormuz. Within roughly two planting seasons, food prices follow the spike in fertiliser costs. Within 12 to 18 months, prices of manufactured goods follow those of energy. The shock that begins
price might go up Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong says China has agreed to work to facilitate exports of jet fuel, in an attempt to ease supply disruptions caused
food, and made [a partial policy U-turn](/news/2026/4/26/iran-shifts-economic-focus-to-essentials-amid-war-uncertainty) to restart offering a preferential subsidised exchange rate with the goal of reducing prices, despite concerns about corruption. ## Non-oil trade takes hit According to customs
affected energy markets, maritime transport and global supply chains, as tanker traffic was brought down from an average of 129 in February to a virtual standstill. Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, professor of economics of the Middle
affected areas. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to abandon their homes. Chornobyl is not history. It is a lived reality of radioactive contaminated land that cannot be farmed, homes that cannot be returned
affected” by the elimination of the cheap currency rate. Yaghoub Andayesh said the ministry has presented different scenarios to the government to “guarantee food security” across 11 categories of essential goods that have experienced huge