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Strait of Hormuz blockade explained: why is Trump threatening it now and will it increase the price of oil?
Every barrel of risk added to oil markets carries an inflation price tag for the global economy, warns Priyanka Sachdeva, analyst at brokerage Phillip Nova:
Oil markets have decisively re-entered geopolitical mode, with prices vaulting back above the psychological $100 per barrel threshold as the United..
source: The Guardian - 13.04.2026