Energy jolt: inside the 20 March Guardian Weekly

The Guardian · March 18, 2026 War
Energy jolt: inside the 20 March Guardian Weekly

Iran, the strait of Hormuz and a global economic shock. Plus: Feminism fights on Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home address As fighting in the Middle East entered its third week, focus has shifted to Tehran’s closure of a key maritime passage, and the potentially huge global economic impact. For our big story this week, Jillian Ambrose explains how the war in Iran has effectively blocked the Gulf states from exporting a fifth of the world’s oil supply through the strait of Hormuz.

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