From The Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story.

I'm Manvina.

Six weeks ago, as America and Israel launched the war against Iran,

the Strait of Hormuz slammed shut. The world's most critical energy choke point.

20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies would normally pass through every day.

But now, it's been reduced to a tiny trickle of tankers.

We have seen Iran hijack an international shipping route to hold the global economy hostage.

It's not just hitting mortgage rates and petrol prices at the cost of living.

It is hitting a global economic security.

Despite the panicked headlines, up until now, we haven't really felt the shortage,

because those tankers that are blocked in the Gulf normally take weeks to get to their

destination. We're now running out of the tankers that set off before the war began.

So there's now going to be a real gap in supply.

And the real crisis for Britain and for Europe will come at the end of April and in early

May.

And it's not just oil and gas supplies that could be hit.

The UK facing a summer of shortages on the shelves, including chicken, pork and other supermarket goods,

if the war in Iran continues.

In Asia, they're already feeling the effects of the blockade.

Every Wednesday is now a holiday in Sri Lanka if you're a public worker.

Schools, uni, museums, you name it.

Every Wednesday, they'll now be closed until further notice.

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