Oil shock triggers global price spikes as Iran war drags on
Fuel shocks from the US-Israel war on Iran are rippling worldwide, as Strait of Hormuz disruptions push prices higher.
![People wait to buy liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders at a gas agency office in Noida on April 2, 2026 amid ongoing oil and gas import disruptions caused by the US-Israel war on Iran. [Arun Sankar/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1775163813.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Fuel shocks from the US-Israel war on Iran are rippling worldwide, as Strait of Hormuz disruptions push prices higher.
![People wait to buy liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders at a gas agency office in Noida on April 2, 2026 amid ongoing oil and gas import disruptions caused by the US-Israel war on Iran. [Arun Sankar/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1775163813.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


![Iranian football players Aria Yousefi, Ali Nemati, and Mohammad Ghorbani hold school bags in memory of the victims of the girls school bombing in Minab, Iran ahead of a friendly match against Nigeria at Mardan Sports Complex in Antalya, Turkey on March 27, 2026. [Umit Bektas/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774632709.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




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