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transportation and aviation that are important to the military. China buys more than 80% of Iran’s oil, which before the US counter-blockade of the strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz. “We don’t get any of our oil from the US,” Buckley told Al Jazeera. “I would put absolutely no reliance on our historic alliance with America as to helping Australia sail
imports from the Gulf, has raised petrol prices by 20 percent and diesel by almost 40 percent since Iran in effect blocked traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint that normally handles about
Strait of Hormuz waterway since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran. Some sanctions on the transport of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) were also lifted. The government said that overall sanctions
imports from the Gulf, Kenya has been heavily affected by Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil shipments normally pass. Murkomen asserted that most
Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas insisted on Tuesday. The EU official’s bid to calm worries came amid the [continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/19/what-to-know-about-us-iran-standoff-over-the-strait-of-hormuz), which is normally the passage for one-fifth
transport secretary, said at the weekend that part of the answer to the strait of Hormuz crisis was to import more fuel from the US and west Africa. The main refinery on the west coast
transportation costs. Bob Kitchen, vice president for emergencies at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) called for “serious and immediate conversations about humanitarian corridors through the strait of Hormuz so, at the very least
Strait of Hormuz have heightened Beijing’s concerns over energy security, given China’s heavy dependence on imported oil and gas passing through contested shipping lanes. That has renewed attention on the proposed Power
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. This has seen the country heavily impacted by rising energy
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. Many households in Africa
oil and a substantial share of liquefied natural gas supplies normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Over recent weeks, disruptions to shipping, military tensions and competing naval controls have driven up freight costs, energy
Strait of Hormuz. Nigeria itself is Africa’s biggest net crude producer with a 1.5 million to 1.6 million bpd capacity. The country has not refined meaningfully since 2019. ## What difference will local refineries make
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/8/as-us-and-iran-weigh-peace-deal-stranded-seafarers-wait-in-limbo) in response to US-Israeli attacks, restricting passage through a key artery of global energy transport. China has said that it wants to see the war end and [hosted](/news/2026/5/6/araghchi-in-beijing-how-china-could-shape-the-direction-of-the-us-iran-war) Iranian
transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, and representatives from Heathrow and Gatwick airports, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet. The strait of Hormuz, a key artery for oil and gas, has been closed in effect since
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/6/french-container-ship-struck-in-latest-escalation-at-strait-of-hormuz), and a surge in transport and insurance costs for shipments to Yemen. In the same post, the YPC sought to ease public concern, saying the increase would be temporary and that
Hormuz were to reopen tomorrow, the impact of disruption caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran could still be felt into next year, he said. Iran’s effective closure of the strait
Hormuz, which normally carries about one-third of global seaborne fertiliser and one-quarter of seaborne oil. “Food prices will definitely rise in the coming months, making it more difficult for many people around
strait of Hormuz has already sent oil and gas prices soaring, caused a [crisis in the global fertiliser industry](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/03/visual-guide-gulf-fertiliser-blockade), and has made shipping and distribution more expensive. The effects have
Hormuz opened immediately- Starving for cash!” For the first six weeks of the US-Israel war on Iran that began on February 28, Tehran imposed an access system to control which ships transited the strait