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Global Leaders Unite: Navigating the Middle East Crisis | Science-Environment

  • The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization warned that the war in the Middle East is straining global energy supplies and hitting vulnerable economies hardest.
  • The U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran has disrupted trade, shaken financial markets, and raised concerns about global energy supplies, especially through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for oil and gas shipments.
  • The global economy remains resilient, but poorer countries face greater hardships from higher fuel and fertilizer prices, increased uncertainty, and job risks due to the conflict.
  • These institutions warned that if shipping does not return to normal, rapid depletion of global oil inventories could threaten fuel security and economic resilience.
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Washington, United States. While the price of black gold closed down this week, several international organizations, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), warned about the risk of a shortage of oil if sea traffic along the Strait of Ormuz does not quickly return to normal.The U.S. and Israel's war against Iran started at the end of February led to Tehran's closure of Ormuz, which blocked maritime traffic throug…

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In the event of an agreement, the oil trade will be the first to rise. But gas and fertilizers will take a much longer time. The IMF warns: fuel risk in the summer

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The heads of the International Energy Agency, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization have warned this Friday in a joint communiqué that the war in the Middle East is straining global energy reserves and impacting the weakest economies harder.

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Reuters broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, May 29, 2026.
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