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Strait of Hormuz partially closed, would limit the immediate price impact. Analysts pointed to the longstanding tension
tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are rippling through global markets, sending oil prices above $120 a barrel and driving US petrol prices to a four-year high. Here is what we know
tensions between the US and its European allies and [tested the Nato alliance](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/02/nato-us-withdraw-troops-germany-defence). Merz is struggling to revive an anaemic German economy and has said the impact of the US-Israeli military
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, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas passes during peacetime. Although the Pentagon gave no official reason for the dismissal, reports indicate the decision was linked to internal
impact. This is a multiparty war, which leaves a lot of room for spoilers to obfuscate things,” Jaffery said. ## Talks at an impasse The immediate trigger for the latest tensions was Washington’s rejection
impacted after Iran effectively closed the [key Strait of Hormuz waterway](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno) in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes on the country. In recent weeks, companies around the world have warned that supply
Hormuz; and a rapid fall in imports to China, which some analysts believe may reflect Beijing drawing down stockpiles. But the International Energy Agency (IEA), whose executive director, Fatih Birol, has been sounding the alarm
Tensions between Iran and the US also escalated in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. [The US has said it hit Iranian military sites over the weekend while Tehran said it responded by targeting
tensions into a prolonged “frozen conflict”. - **Hormuz security meeting:** The United Kingdom and France will host defence ministers from 40 countries on Tuesday to discuss plans to restore trade flows through the Strait of Hormuz
strait of Hormuz. The war’s economic toll has been severe too. Many people have lost their jobs and inflation is surging. The International Monetary Fund estimates [it could reach 70% this year](https://www.imf.org
tensions escalated between Washington and Tehran. Araghchi also defended Iran’s attacks on US allies in the Gulf as self-defence, warning that further sanctions or military action would not force Tehran to change course
Hormuz](/news/2026/5/3/strait-of-hormuz-blockade-and-other-major-naval-sieges-in-modern-times), through which one-fifth of the world’s oil is shipped during peacetime, has been effectively shut. The closure of the strait has affected Japan, which imports 40 percent of its naphtha
tension in the UK due to the United States-Israel war on Iran: economic woes, political friction and worries about the country’s readiness for the future, strategically and militarily, if the conflict persists
Tensions remain high [across the region](/news/liveblog/2026/5/1/iran-war-live-tehran-says-us-ports-siege-intolerable-trump-mulls-action), with Iran, the United States and Israel trading warnings as violence continues. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has described the US naval siege of Iranian ports
strait of Hormuz through which roughly 20% of global oil and natural gas exports were shipped before the war. Bessent also commented on US tariffs on other nations, saying they could be back in place
tensions in Lebanon”, said Michele Valensise, president of the Institute for International Affairs and former secretary-general of Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Israel’s military operation there objectively constitutes an irritant, complicating negotiations
tensions, energy shortage."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe6%2F9a%2F673d57194f6fb936b2d415df62a8%2Fgettyimages-2268727000.jpg) A man closes the door of a shop in Cairo, Egypt, to comply with the government's order for businesses to shut down nightly at 9 p.m. **Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua
impacts, and costs that continue to mount across generations. The lesson is clear. When nuclear systems fail, the consequences are long-lasting, widespread, and extraordinarily difficult to manage. The damage does not end when headlines
Hormuz.” Kraska said strong international opposition to the unilateral closure of major sea lanes will be a key factor driving a resolution, “regardless of the tension or conflict between the United States and Iran”. This