U.S. and China face Iran-linked energy disruptions
The U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran has choked oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz while Houthi assaults along Yemen's Red Sea coast and on Saudi energy sites have threatened the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint, pushing U.S. crude above $100 and U.S. diesel to a record $6.45 a gallon. Reuters sources say China has asked Iran to restrain the Houthis after a Saudi request, and Kpler data show China takes over 80 percent of Iran's seaborne oil. The disruptions raise immediate global energy and trade risks ahead of a Trump–Xi meeting.
Oil route disruptions have pushed global fuel prices sharply higher
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Fighting has disrupted oil routes at the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb. China has asked Iran to pull the Houthis back. Leaders will meet soon and could use leverage to ease attacks.
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