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Strait of Hormuz. Recently, India was forced to [raise its fuel prices by 3 percent](/economy/2026/5/15/india-hikes-fuel-prices-as-iran-crisis-bites). With 90 percent of its oil imported
import crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz has seen the government turn to “fuel
oil imports, most of which pass through the strait of Hormuz. About 20% of the natural
Strait of Hormuz crisis? Nearly half of India’s crude oil imports are normally shipped
Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil transit chokepoint through which roughly a fifth
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/14/trump-xi-discuss-strait-of-hormuz-as-chinese-vessels-transit-key-waterway) continue to drive volatility in oil and gas markets, increasing pressure on energy-importing
oil and other products caused by the war in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Japan, which relies almost entirely on imports
oil markets at Kpler, told Al Jazeera: “The disruption caused by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has increased the importance
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
Strait of Hormuz has forced countries to scramble for alternative energy sources. Nearly half of India’s crude oil imports
important shipping channel, the [strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/will-shipping-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-oil-prices-return-to-normal), through which a fifth of the world’s oil
Strait of Hormuz and Washington’s competing blockade of Iranian ports have left Chinese ships stranded and severely affected China’s crude oil imports
oil reserves](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/11/international-energy-agency-release-oil-stockpile-iran-war); rerouting of some Gulf production to pipelines, bypassing the strait of Hormuz; and a rapid fall in imports
important solution to the [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) war energy shock was a full and unconditional reopening of the strait of Hormuz. Speaking to the London thinktank Chatham House, Birol said it was open
imported 40 million barrels of petroleum in 2025. It regularly buys oil from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and Oman, all of which have been hampered by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz
oil it can export by the reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. In the long-term, though, the departure of an important
Strait of Hormuz become as open as before,” Wen said. ## What does Iran want from China? China remains Tehran’s most important economic lifeline after years of US sanctions left Iran deeply dependent on Chinese
important since the crisis in the Middle East stopped the [shipping of oil through the strait of Hormuz
importer, with 90 percent of the oil it consumes coming from overseas, and about half of its usual crude supplies transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz, it serves as a major Iranian naval hub in its efforts to disrupt shipping along the channel, and has become increasingly important as Washington seeks to choke off Iranian oil