{"id":49172,"date":"2026-03-23T14:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/the-briefing-room-why-does-the-war-with-iran-threaten-the-global-economy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:55:41","slug":"the-briefing-room-why-does-the-war-with-iran-threaten-the-global-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/the-briefing-room-why-does-the-war-with-iran-threaten-the-global-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Briefing Room &#8211; Why does the war with Iran threaten the global economy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">Available for over a year<\/p>\n<p class=\"sw-text-body-copy sw-whitespace-pre-line sw-pt-4 sw-text-secondary\">It could be that the US-Israel war with Iran ends soon. That was the message from Donald Trump this week. But it may not.  The longer the war continues the more collateral damage to the world economy. Mostly because of the impact of energy prices. But why are we all so vulnerable still to events in one small part of the world and one tiny channel, the infamous Strait of Hormuz? David Aaronovitch asks what it tells us about the problems of global energy and oil dependency and what could be done to alleviate them.<\/p>\n<p>Guests:<br \/>\nBen Chu, Policy and Analysis Correspondent, BBC Verify<br \/>\nDuncan Weldon, Economist and author<br \/>\nBill Farren-Price, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Gas Research at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies<br \/>\nRosemary Kelanic, Director of the Middle East Program at Defense Priorities<\/p>\n<p>Presenter: David Aaronovitch<br \/>\nProducers: Caroline Bayley, Nathan Gower and Kirsteen Knight<br \/>\nProduction Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele<br \/>\nSound engineer: Neil Churchill<br \/>\nEditor: Richard Vadon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m002sg1r\" aria-label=\"Programme Website of Why does the war with Iran threaten the global economy?\" data-testid=\"programme-website-link\" class=\"sw-group sw-inline-flex sw-items-center sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-text-brevier\">Programme Website<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-transition sw-ease sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-ml-2 sw-ml-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M21.9,16.9v11.5H3.7V10.2h11.1V7.6H1V31h23.6V16.9H21.9z M18,1v2.6h10.2l-0.5-1.1L11,19l1.9,1.9L29.6,4.3l-1.2-0.5V14H31V1 H18z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><button class=\"sw-group sw-text-pica sw-block sw-w-fit sw-pt-4\"><span class=\"sw-text-primary sw-font-bold sw-transition sw-ease sw-transition-colors sw-duration-350 motion-reduce:sw-transition-none group-active:sw-text-accent group-active:sw-underline group-focus-visible:sw-text-accent group-focus-visible:sw-underline group-hover:sw-text-accent group-hover:sw-underline sw-mr-0.5\">Show less<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"0.75rem\" height=\"0.75rem\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"sw-ease sw-transition motion-reduce:sw-transition-none sw-duration-350 sw-ml-1 sw-mt-1 sw-inline-block sw-fill-accent\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M0 18L16 0l16 18z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002sg1r?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available for over a year It could be that the US-Israel war with Iran ends soon. That was the message from Donald Trump this week. But it may not. The longer the war continues the more collateral damage to the world economy. Mostly because of the impact of energy prices. 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