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Why blocking Hormuz could threaten the world's food supply  Yahoo Finance Singapore

Why blocking Hormuz could threaten the world's food supply  Euronews.com

As the Iran war widens, experts say the Middle East’s real strategic weak point may be desalinated water – not oil

Gas prices soar as Strait of Hormuz security comes into focus  Yahoo

IEA called for joint release of emergency oil stocks at G7 online meeting The International Energy Agency (IEA) called for a coordinated release of emergency oil reserves during online meeting with the finance ministers from the Group of Seven states, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told a briefing. "IEA called for each country to do coordinated release of oil reserves," Katayama said, as the ministers gathered online to discuss the impact of war in Iran on the markets which saw oil prices surging to more than $119 a barrel on Monday.

Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade tells oil tankers to go through the Strait of Hormuz: "Show some guts and go through that strait and and do it"  Media Matters for America

(Corrects to read 'last year' (not 'this year'), paragraph 11) March 9 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has begun oil output cuts, sources said on Monday, becoming the latest Gulf producer impacted by the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran which has halted ship traffic in the region and sent oil prices up nearly 30% to $119 a barrel on Monday. Adding to market jitters were Tehran's hardline succession plans which cooled hopes of a quick end to hostilities.

France sends ships to re-open Strait of Hormuz as war sends oil price soaring and US-Israeli strikes batter...  Daily Mail Online

Macron wants escorts for container ships and tankers in Strait of Hormuz ASAP  politico.eu

Iran latest: France to escort ships through Strait of Hormuz  The Times

French President Macron Announces 'International Mission' To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz: 'Purely Defensive'  Latin Times

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Airline shares have also plummeted around the world

Will France ensure safe transport through the Strait of Hormuz❓⚓  XTB.com

Greek-operated tanker with Saudi oil cargo sails through Hormuz, ship tracking data shows  Reuters

Saudi Arabia begins oil cuts as Hormuz shipping disruption worsens  World Oil

'Purely defensive' plan to reopen Hormuz, says Macron  RTE.ie

UAE billionaire Habtoor rebukes Lindsey Graham's call for Gulf to join war Khalaf al-Habtoor, a prominent Emirati businessman whose company helped build Dubai’s iconic Burj Al Arab, rejected calls on Monday by hardline pro-Israeli US Senator Lindsey Graham for Gulf countries to join the war. Habtoor last week publicly condemned the Israeli-US war on Iran in a post on X. Responding to Graham’s suggestion that members of the Gulf Cooperation Council should join the war because they are under attack, Habtoor pushed back in a post on X. “We know full well why we are under attack, and we also know who dragged the entire region into this dangerous escalation without consulting those he calls his 'allies' in the region," he said. “We thank God that the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are doing well, and we have no need for someone who claims he came to the Middle East to save us,” Habtoor wrote. “The truth is that hasty American decisions are what embroiled the region in a war whose peoples were not party to its decision-making, and its local allies were not consulted before it was launched,” he added. “Iran, Israel, and the United States all move according to their own interests, not according to the interests of the peoples of the Middle Eastern Arab countries”, he said. In a previous post, Habtoor also condemned US President Donald Trump over his decision to go to war with Iran. This is extremely interesting and worth hitting the translate button for: https://t.co/ld9oXr3eqr March 9, 2026

Macron Plans Hormuz Ship Escorts Once Conflict Calms Down  Bloomberg.com

It is the first time oil prices have passed $100 in nearly four years as the key producers in the energy-rich Middle East curb output amid the conflict.