How far could the Gulf conflict spread? A Kremlin aide has a warning

Oil, shipping, and supply chains: the widening fallout of the Iran war

Nikolay Patrushev, assistant to the president of the Russian Federation, has a stark assessment of the Iran war as it begins to ripple far beyond the Middle East. With shipping disrupted in the Strait of Hormuz, energy markets under strain, and maritime security deteriorating, the consequences are already being felt across global supply chains.

In an interview...