AI6YR BenWSJ: The Iran War’s Other Energy Shortage—Food
"...The Iran war will constrain the supply not only of oil and gas but of food. Two shocks hit the global food system following American and Israeli attacks on Iran, but only one was widely reported. First, the Strait of Hormuz was effectively closed beginning Feb. 28, day one of the war. Second, on March 18, Iranian missiles struck Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar. In both cases, media coverage has focused on petroleum prices. That framing is dangerously incomplete.
The two events compound each other’s effect on the global food supply. ..."
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https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-iran-wars-other-energy-shortagefood-9be83005?st=TQEm4K&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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