The crisis in the Middle East is pushing up oil and gas prices and forcing the EU to face the consequences of its expensive and unstable energy system.
Brussels looks for ways to keep the Strait of Hormuz open without sending ships, while the Commission rules out buying Russian gas and Trump demands that NATO prove its loyalty.
Hundreds killed; Iran launches ineffective retaliatory strikes against Gulf nations and Israel—which has opened a new front against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre reports that at least sixteen vessels have been attacked in and around the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict began.
