Middle East war shockwaves ripple through Asia-Pacific fuel and supply chains

UN News Middle East · March 19, 2026 War

The fallout from the war in the Middle East is rippling far beyond the Gulf, disrupting fuel supplies, shipping routes and supply chains across Asia and the Pacific, with some of the region’s most vulnerable economies already feeling the strain through rising prices, rationing and threats to jobs, food security and remittances.

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