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oil prices above $120 a barrel and driving US petrol prices to a four-year high. Here is what we know as the conflict enters day 62: ## In Iran - **Iran speaker dismisses blockade’s impact
US war with Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran), which has significantly disrupted the global oil market and driven up gas prices around the world. The conflict has had significant impacts
oil giants to banks - these companies are making billions from Iran war As households across the globe count the costs of the US-Israel war in Iran, some companies have been counting bumper profits instead
US-allied countries. "We want to help [Gulf states] defend themselves. And we will continue building such partnerships with other countries," Zelensky said. Initially, the impact of the Iran conflict seemed overwhelmingly negative for Ukraine
impact on consumers would be less severe. Oil has risen close to $120 during the Iran conflict but has since fallen back, although it remains above pre-war levels, and [on Tuesday, a barrel
prices continue to surge with no resolution in sight to the two-month-long US-Israel war on Iran, and as supplies of fuel remain snarled in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian forces have
impact on petrol production. The fire comes at a sensitive time for Australia, given there has been a huge increase in oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict, and there are enduring concerns over
US-Israel war on Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-israel-war-on-iran).** Earlier on Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) [cut its growth forecasts for 2026](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/14/iran-war-global-recession-imf-uk-growth-forecasts-oil-prices) based on the impact of the war and said
US-Israel war with Iran could plunge the global economy into recession, with the UK set to be the hardest hit of the world's advanced economies**.** Reeves said she was "not convinced that this
conflict began in February, oil prices have fluctuated, peaking at [almost $120](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/12/iran-war-oil-energy-prices-inflation-washington-world-bank-imf) a barrel, up from $60 at the start of the year, as the US and Iran took turns at closing
US-Israeli conflict with Iran began, meaning the effective cost of borrowing for governments has shot up. There have been extra jitters in UK government debt markets ahead of Thursday's elections. On Tuesday afternoon
oil and gas prices yet again - The ceasefire collapses, full-scale war breaks out again between the US and Iran, also impacting places like Dubai, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia The US Navy Commander
impact of a global energy shock and providing relief to customers affected by shipping constraints in the strait of Hormuz.” The strait, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supply
oil and gas industry earned a whopping $2.7 trillion, and invested just 4 percent of its capital expenditure in clean energy. These crises are moments of extreme injustice. Not only are people paying a price
prices Democrats should get louder in championing clean energy’s affordability and resilience from global shocks, according to some of the party’s leading voices on the climate. As the [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran)
US use UK bases” for strikes on Iran’s infrastructure. And on Sunday, quoting a minister, The Times said the “economic fallout from the Iran war” would last at least eight months. Beyond the headlines
prices have clearly been the leading preoccupation for airlines since the start of the conflict in Iran, there is another looming concern that particularly affects Europe: the risk that supplies could actually run short
conflict, adding as much as $500m (£367m) in costs per month, but it had passed this on to its customers through higher freight rates. “The reopening of the strait of Hormuz, whether it happens
impact from the Iran conflict and “short-term adjustments to travel plans”, the airport said. However, the number of transfer passengers transiting for onward flights rose 10% in April year-on-year, as travellers rerouting
oil prices soaring since the conflict began. Earlier this month, government officials drew up [a worst case scenario](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvxp4xnrwdo) of food shortages, including chicken and pork, by the summer if the war continues