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A 'workable system' of transit and shipowner confidence in the security of the transiting vessels is essential. This includes availability of insurance for transiting vessels, facilitating commercial trade financing, and sustained outbound vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz.

The thinktank warned on Monday that surging gas, electricity and petrol prices had fundamentally altered the outlook for living standards in 2026. Before the Iran war erupted in late February, working-age households were tracking towards modest income growth of 0.9 per cent. That figure has now swung to a projected decline of 0.6 per cent, a turnaround worth £480 per household.

Shipping costs have increased by more than 10 percent in the past month due to the US-Israel war on Iran. The 60-day waiver for the Jones Act aimed to lower energy costs but has had little impact on oil prices, which continue to rise amid the ongoing conflict.

Major indices, including the Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average, all recorded gains, with the Nasdaq delivering its strongest weekly performance since November.

We are seeing a significant increase in demand for Russian energy resources in connection with the war in Iran. Russia has been and remains a reliable supplier of both oil and gas including pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas, and it also remains capable of guaranteeing the continuity of all deliveries for which contracts have been concluded.

India is an essential partner of the United States, and we fully anticipate that New Delhi will ramp up purchases of US oil. This stop-gap measure will alleviate pressure caused by Iran's attempt to take global energy hostage.

Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose more than 8 percent on Sunday to top $103 a barrel, marking the first time it exceeded the $100 threshold since Tuesday.

The fire at Primorsk is a significant blow to Russia's oil export capacity. Even a brief shutdown could create significant ripple effects throughout the global energy markets, introducing increased volatility and uncertainty that could affect consumers and businesses alike.

Three supertankers laden with oil have passed through the Strait of Hormuz amid the fragile truce between the United States and Iran, according to shipping data. Iran's blockade of the strait has disrupted global energy supplies and sent oil prices soaring since the start of the US and Israel's war on Iran.

The E-3 Sentry, with its distinctive rotating radar dome, is a flying command center that allows American forces to see and coordinate the battlefield. In recent weeks, Iran destroyed one on a runway in Saudi Arabia and reportedly damaged another.

The so-called 'petrodollar' system wasn't well understood for most of this time, but a secret deal between Henry Kissinger and Saudi Arabia ensured the dollar would remain the dominant reserve currency.

The deal talks are expected to resume later on Sunday, with the seemingly never-ending meeting suggesting that both sides remained engaged and still had topics to discuss.

Japan will release starting in early May the equivalent of roughly 20 days' worth of oil from the national reserves to ensure the stable supply of crude oil.

After 40 days of fighting, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, with negotiations expected to begin in Islamabad. One key point in Iran's proposal is allowing shipping to resume through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed since the war began, causing global oil prices to soar.

The provisions of the Bahrain-led resolution had been repeatedly pared down in an effort to convince Russia and China to abstain from voting, an effort that ultimately failed as the two nations refused to back down in Tuesday's vote.

The war in Iran has created an energy shock in Africa, as the continent relies heavily on oil and gas imports from the Middle East.

When markets panic, authoritarian exporters cash in. In less than two weeks, Russia has earned an estimated 6bn from fossil fuel exports, money that ultimately feeds the Kremlin's war machine. Easing sanctions now would not stabilise markets. What it would do is allow Russia to sell the same oil for a far better price.