The National Farmers' Union warns that the Iran war's closure of the Strait of Hormuz is driving up fuel and fertiliser costs, with cucumber, tomato and pepper prices expected to rise within six weeks and broader grocery bills to follow.
The IEA has published a 10-point plan urging people worldwide to work from home, reduce speed limits, and cut business flights in response to the worst oil supply disruption in history caused by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump is reportedly weighing a ground invasion of Iran's Kharg Island to force open the Strait of Hormuz, in what one former military analyst has called 'close to a suicide mission'.
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi visited the White House to reaffirm the US-Japan alliance, but faced pressure from President Trump to take a larger role in securing the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions with Iran.
