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Iran's collapsed ceasefire chokes the Strait of Hormuz, threatening global shipping and worsening food crises.
The ceasefire between the US and Iran has definitively collapsed following IRGC missile strikes on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliatory American bombardment of nearly 170 Iranian coastal targets. Daily maritime transits through the strait have plummeted from 110 to just 15. Simultaneously, the fragile truce in Yemen shattered after a surprise Houthi ground offensive in Hodeidah killed dozens, marking the fiercest fighting since 2022. In Sudan, the RSF is tightening its siege on El Obeid, conducting relentless drone strikes on civilian infrastructure as a ground assault appears imminent, leaving 600,000 people trapped.
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz immediately threatens global energy markets and will drive up already elevated food and fertilizer prices, directly worsening catastrophic hunger in import-dependent regions. With Houthi forces simultaneously breaking the Yemeni truce, the Red Sea and Arabian Peninsula supply corridors are now doubly compromised. This maritime paralysis compounds terrestrial catastrophes: in South Sudan, the collapse of the peace deal has triggered a 67 percent spike in civilian casualties, while in Haiti, gangs now control 90 percent of the capital, rendering the newly deployed international security force largely confined to its bases.
Watch items
- Iran — Hormuz blockade choking Gulf food and energy imports
- Sudan — Imminent RSF ground assault on besieged El Obeid
- Lebanon — Israeli withdrawal from pilot zones testing fragile Hezbollah truce