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shipping has been essentially blocked by Iran since it was [attacked by the US and Israel](/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on-iran-death-toll-and-injuries-live-tracker) beginning on February 28. Eighty percent of that oil is destined for Asia, according to the International Energy
attacks during the war caused at least 650 impact incidents across the capital, killing more than 1,260 people and wounding at least 2,800. Officials also said about 51,000 homes were damaged, along
shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, Merz compared the war to previous military quagmires, such as the US invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. “It is, at the moment, a pretty tangled situation
impact already filtering through to prices paid at the tills, according to fresh inflation figures. Retailers have responded by launching promotions to tempt bargain hunters but businesses said it was getting harder to stave
Strait of Hormuz, severely disrupting global energy shipments. Iran retaliated against US-Israeli airstrikes by threatening to attack ships in the waterway, through which about a fifth of the world's energy usually passes
attacks on its infrastructure](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/saudi-arabia-us-iran-attacks-mohammed-bin-salman) and a halt to exports through its Gulf ports. Amin Nasser, the company’s president and chief executive, said: “Our east-west pipeline, which reached its maximum capacity
attacks on oil and gas facilities in the Gulf in the early weeks of the war impacted energy supplies. Since early March, Iran has also restricted passage through the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/9/on-level-of-atomic-bomb-iran-highlights-hormuz-importance-amid-us-talks), the narrow
shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. - Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna said rising diesel costs linked to the war and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are pushing up transport and supermarket prices across
ship in Qatari waters, sparking a fire, while Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates said they repelled drone attacks. Though no Gulf country reported casualties in the latest attacks, they have put pressure
impact on the US economy, said on Monday the US-Iran ceasefire was on “life support” and that he was considering restarting naval escorts through the Strait of Hormuz. - **Report says Iran retains missile strength
Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel linking the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, through which approximately 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas exports pass from the Middle East, mainly to Asia
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
attacks by the Yemen-based Houthis in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea, has created an opportunity. More recently, naval patrols of some nations that previously
ships through the Strait of Hormuz was always going to produce a reaction from Iran. This week's urgent question is whether it ends there or whether more action and reaction power a slide back
impact in its opening hours, with only a handful of ships passing through the strait. Ali Vaez, Iran project director for the International Crisis Group think tank, told the BBC the Iranian response
attack on Iran had been paused. Zhminko noted that since there is no sign of easing of constraints on shipping via the Strait of Hormuz, prolonging the sanctions waiver might alleviate some pressure
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
Strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz), They are going along the southern highway which is totally safe secure and pristine. There are other areas of travel also,” he posted to social media. But with shipping
Hormuz](/news/2026/5/9/on-level-of-atomic-bomb-iran-highlights-hormuz-importance-amid-us-talks) during the US-Israel war on Iran. Since early March, Iran has restricted shipping through the strait, a narrow waterway linking Gulf oil producers to the open ocean and through which 20 percent
Hormuz shipping route, without giving further details. The narrow waterway, through which around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) usually passes, has been effectively closed since the conflict started