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Hormuz paralysing one of the world’s most important trade routes. Maritime traffic in the strait has ground to a halt amid Iranian threats against commercial shipping, disrupting about one-fifth of the global oil
oil and gas, fertilizer, food, medicines and more have been severely hampered by the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for international trade. The impacts go beyond imports
trade routes. The war surrounding Iran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have heightened Beijing’s concerns over energy security, given China’s heavy dependence on imported oil
Strait of Hormuz. The trade licence that came into effect on Wednesday is of “indefinite duration”, according to the UK’s Department for Business and Trade, and will be periodically reviewed. It will allow
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
Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, Bab al-Mandeb and other passages are lifelines for energy exports, food imports, industrial production and global trade. Any attempt to weaponise these routes threatens the entire Gulf
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/28/trump-reviews-iranian-proposal-aimed-at-reopening-strait-of-hormuz), attention is shifting north. With Gulf shipping lanes disrupted and oil exports constrained, Tehran may seek to depend less on the Gulf and more on a patchwork of railways, Caspian ports
trade through the Strait of Hormuz. With oil harder to access and Russian supply largely constrained by sanctions, Asian buyers are scrambling for crude from suppliers seen as safer and more reliable. Brazil, which
imports a lot of its oil from the Gulf – where traffic through the crucial [strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/strait-of-hormuz) has ground to a near standstill – it has been less impacted than other Asian countries
important since the crisis in the Middle East stopped the [shipping of oil through the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/14/iran-strait-of-hormuz-navy-uae). Neither the war in Ukraine, nor the Sino-Russian relationship, appeared to feature heavily
oil. Other issues, including energy security, were set to be discussed, with India particularly hard-hit by the US-Israeli war in Iran and Tehran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz
trade in the Strait of Hormuz, along with attacks on regional energy infrastructure, has [reduced](/news/2026/4/28/oil-prices-rise-despite-irans-proposal-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz) global oil production by 14.5 million barrels per day – equivalent to a 57 percent decline. ## Africa’s import
oil imports, half of which are shipped from the Middle East. Trump is likely to renew calls for China to join an “international operation” to [open the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/4/us-official-says-china-is-funding-iran-urges-beijing-to-help-open-hormuz), which Beijing
oil, allowing for the import of jet fuel and diesel refined in third countries amid surging costs. A trade licence that came into effect on Wednesday permits the imports indefinitely and will be reviewed periodically
oil imports and two-thirds of its trade. That geography makes Great Nicobar a potentially valuable sentry for India, watching over the Strait of Malacca. “It is a great place to monitor all the traffic
trade surplus - how much its exports exceed imports - at just over $50bn (£36.85bn), the lowest number in more than a year. The surge in the value of imports is likely
strait when U.S. forces fired on and disabled Iranian oil tankers that it said were trying to breach its blockade of Iran's ports. ### Seizures and attacks in Hormuz ongoing The United Kingdom Maritime Trade
oil, to use its leverage with Iran to encourage the country to reopen the strait of Hormuz. And there is a question mark over whether or not Beijing would be willing to accede to that
traded oil. Oil is also less important to the world's economy. As of 2025 Opec produced 36.7% of global crude oil - down from over half (52.5%) in 1973, according to its figures. Non-Opec
important oil corridor again and that it could not blackmail the US with such a move. ## What is happening in the strait right now? Lloyd’s List, a maritime firm, said traffic in the Straight