Anonymous19 days ago
The U.S.-Israel war on Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered the most aggressive peacetime fuel conservation measures in Asian history, with governments from Tokyo to Islamabad ordering work-from-home mandates, school closures, fuel rationing, and even wedding guest limits to cope with a supply crisis that has sent crude prices surging past $100 per barrel. The measures reveal Asia's acute vulnerability to Middle Eastern oil disruptions — 84% of crude flowing through the Strait of Hormuz was bound for the continent — and are already reshaping work, travel, and daily routines for billions of people.