Iran war energy crisis: how bad could it get?
- Posted on April 20, 2026
- By The Guardian
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Iran war energy crisis: how bad could it get?
Oil and gas prices have jumped again as shipping through the strait of Hormuz came to a virtual standstill after Iran closed the waterway over the US blockade and Donald Trump announced an Iranian cargo ship had been seized trying to get past. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose
