*🫵 IRAN War teaches us big thing.*
The world is more Interconnected in war time than we can imagine
Let's look at it...
1️⃣ First, Understand what the *Strait of Hormuz* actually is.
It's a strip of water 21 nautical miles wide at its narrowest point.
That's it, 21 miles.
And through that 21-mile gap flows:
— 20% of all the world's oil. Every single day.
— 20% of the world's LNG (liquefied natural gas).
— 30% of the world's fertilizer exports.
— 30% of Europe's jet fuel supply.
20.9 million barrels per day.
That's the number, Shut that 21-mile gap and you don't just hurt three countries.But, the entire planet.
Now let me show you who is dependent on whom.
Who ships oil through Hormuz?
Saudi Arabia sends 37% of its exports through that strait.
Iraq sends 23%.
UAE sends 13%.
Iran sends 11%.
Kuwait sends 10%.
Five countries. 94% of all the oil moving through Hormuz.
Who RECEIVES that oil?
China: 38%.
India: 15%.
South Korea: 12%.
Japan: 11%.
84% of all Hormuz oil goes to Asia.
These four Asian economies — China, India, Japan, South Korea — are not in this war.
They didn't vote for it and start it.But,they are taking the hardest economic hit.
The story goes way beyond this though:
2️⃣. Japan.
Imports 90% of its energy.
The Nikkei dropped more than 5% in a single day when oil crossed $100.
Japan has a 150-day oil reserve.
The clock is ticking.
3️⃣. South Korea.
Imports 70% of its oil from the Gulf corridor.
KOSPI — their stock market — suffered its biggest single-day crash since the 2008 financial crisis. Dropped 12% in one day. Circuit breakers were triggered.
First time since 2008.Because of a war they had nothing to do with.
4️⃣. Europe.
Natural gas prices nearly doubled in 48 hours after Iran struck Qatar's gas facilities.
Why? Because 20% of global LNG supply flows from Qatar through Hormuz to Europe.
Shipping companies are now routing vessels around the Cape of Good Hope — adding 15 to 20 extra days of transit between Asia and Europe.
Every extra day = higher shipping cost.
Higher shipping cost = more expensive goods.
More expensive goods = inflation at your grocery store.
5️⃣. India.
Imports 2.5 million barrels per day through Hormuz.
India's LNG plants run on Persian Gulf gas.
And *India grows food — food the whole world eats* — using fertilizer that comes through Hormuz.
6️⃣. Oil - It's not just fuel, it's so much more than that.
*Oil is also food.*
Here's how :
The Gulf produces massive quantities of nitrogen fertilizer — urea, ammonia, phosphates.
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain together produce 15 million metric tonnes of fertilizer every year.
Around 1/3 of ALL global fertilizer exports ship through Hormuz.
Nitrogen fertilizer, according to Bloomberg, underpins about half of global food production.
Without fertilizer — wheat yields fall.
Corn yields fall.
Rice yields fall.
A Cornell agricultural economist said: "Fertilizer prices were already high, and farmers were already pinched. This will hurt."
Urea prices jumped from $516 per metric ton to $683 in five days.
Wheat hit a near two-year high.
Palm oil surged 10%.
Soybeans up. Corn up.
A farmer in Lowa said: "If nitrogen doesn't come, we might switch more acres to beans."
Not because of anything he did.
Because a war started.
Here's the full chain — pay attention :
👉 Iran war →Hormuz disruption →fertilizer shipments blocked →farmers reduce crop applications →harvests fall →food prices rise →central banks raise rates →borrowing costs up →economic growth slows and *you pay more for everything.*
That chain starts in a 21-mile strait and ends in your shopping cart.
7️⃣. What about shipping?
150 ships stranded around Hormuz right now.
Insurance companies — who have never cancelled Gulf coverage in modern history — are now cancelling war risk coverage.
Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world's largest shipping companies, introduced a $1,500 per container war surcharge. Overnight.
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