Middle East Conflict Disrupts Global Economy 7 Months After U.S.-Israeli Attacks on Iran
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 5
Middle East Conflict Disrupts Global Economy 7 Months After U.S.-Israeli Attacks on Iran
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 5
Summary
Seven months after U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, the resulting Middle East conflict has choked a key Persian Gulf shipping and energy route, rippling through the global economy.
Energy prices have climbed, helping push interest rates higher while disrupting factory production worldwide, threatening harvests and fueling protests from Syria to Guatemala.
The shock has underscored how a single geographic chokepoint can still upend trade, finance and supply chains despite decades of globalization.
Analysts say conflicts and climate change are exposing the world economy’s dependence on basic logistics, giving strategically located states and armed groups outsized leverage.