#food-shortages

#food-shortages

By weaponising the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran has helped drive energy prices sharply higher, forced the International Monetary Fund to slash its forecasts for UK growth and, now, has pushed the British government into preparing for food shortages at home.

Staple items such as chicken and pork could run low if a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz reduces domestic supplies of carbon dioxide, which is used in the slaughter of some animals and in food preservation.

What began peacefully, after an exchange with the authorities in the area, degenerated into vandalism against the headquarters of the municipal committee of the Communist Party, the state-run newspaper Invasor said of the incident. Unverified videos of the incident show protesters breaking into the office and throwing stones at a burning building. Shouts of liberty could be heard in one of the videos, according to the news agency Reuters.

'We are working to restock our shelves as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused for customers.'

The Gaza Strip faces critical famine as 96% of livestock and 99% of poultry have been lost due to war, affecting traditional Eid al-Adha celebrations.