Even if the Strait of Hormuz opened tomorrow, and that is certainly not going to happen, we are being warned that the economic impact of this war will be felt all the way through the end of this decade. A lot of energy infrastructure has already been destroyed during this war, and it will take years to rebuild it. And the crop losses that we will experience in 2026 due to a lack of fertilizer will be felt long into 2027. But the shortages that we are facing go way beyond just oil, natural gas and fertilizer. As you will see below, we are also facing unprecedented shortages of pharmaceutical drugs, plastics and other vitally important goods. A global nightmare has already begun, and if we don’t get the Strait of Hormuz opened soon it will get a whole lot worse.

Since the war started, commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen by 90 to 95 percent…

Daily transits through the Strait of Hormuz have fallen some 90% to 95% since the conflict began, according to shipping intelligence firm Kpler, and hundreds of tankers are trapped in the Persian Gulf.

Iran has allowed a limited number of vessels to pass through the Strait, but other than that commercial traffic has essentially been paralyzed.

I have written a lot about how this is affecting the availability of oil, natural gas and fertilizer. Here in the United States, gasoline prices have been soaring and diesel prices have been going absolutely nuts…

From March 2-16, 2026, the average nationwide price of U.S. regular gasoline rose from US$3.01 to $3.96 per gallon, while diesel fuel rose from $3.89 to $5.37. Diesel prices matter to consumer costs because diesel engines power trucks, farm machines, construction equipment, fishing vessels and many of the vehicles that carry domestic freight. When items become more expensive to harvest, build and ship, diesel costs spread quickly into grocery, household and building material prices.

But this supply shock has not just been limited to oil, natural gas and fertilizer.

The CEO of Dow is warning that a global supply crisis is hitting a very wide range of industries, and he is projecting that it could take 250 to 275 days to unwind this mess once the Strait of Hormuz is opened again…

“You could be in the 250- to 275-day [range]. This is not going to be an instantaneous rewind.”

Petrochemical price spikes and shortages from the Iran war likely will cause inflationary effects at least through the end of the year on construction materials, consumer goods, the automative and aerospace industries, and much more, the CEO of chemical manufacturing giant Dow said.

While much of the global supply-shock focus is on oil, natural gas, fertilizers, and even helium for semiconductors, almost 20% of global petrochemical capacity is blocked from the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint by Iran, said Dow chair and CEO Jim Fitterling.

“The die is being cast for the rest of the year for what’s going to happen in the markets,” Fitterling said at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston. “It’s like the unwind we saw on supply chains during COVID.

Of course all of the economic infrastructure that has been destroyed on both sides will not be rebuilt in 250 to 275 days.

Sadly, the truth is that it will take years to fully rebuild all of that infrastructure even if the war ended immediately.

So ultimately I agree with those that are warning that the economic impact of this war “will stretch until the end of the decade”…

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens roughly a fifth of global oil supply and the liquefied natural gas trade. But it is not only the price at the petrol pump that will hit your pocket — the disruption to shipping may cause shortages of everything from food and beer to medicine and MRIs.

Even if the strait reopened tomorrow, the damage to energy facilities from missile strikes will take years to repair. In the uncertainty over how the war will end, one thing is certain: the economic effects will stretch until the end of the decade.

Most people in the western world have no idea how this war could potentially affect their daily lives.

At this stage, we are being warned that we could soon witness very serious shortages of some pharmaceutical drugs…

Rising energy prices will affect the pharmaceutical industry, where energy accounts for as much as a quarter of the cost of manufacturing the raw ingredients of drugs. But the flow of crude oil by-products, such as the petrochemicals used to create nearly 90 per cent of those ingredients, is also affected by the strait’s closure.

India, known as the pharmacy of the world, is reliant on Qatar for about 40 per cent of the crude oil imports used to create such petrochemicals.

Generic medicines including antibiotics, blood pressure medication, paracetamol and diabetes drugs such as metformin are at the greatest potential risk. Drugs requiring refrigeration during transit, including most vaccines and cancer medications, typically flow through Dubai and Doha airports, so airspace closures compound the crisis.

This isn’t something that will start happening many months from now.

In fact, it is being reported that the UK is just “a few weeks away” from experiencing drug shortages…

Britain is “a few weeks away” from medicine shortages ranging from painkillers to cancer treatment if the Iran war continues, according to experts, while drug prices could also rise.

Most people out there still seem to think that conditions will soon return to normal.

In a way, that is a good thing because it is keeping people calm.

But once reality starts setting in, there will be panic.

We will also soon witness a global supply crunch for various types of plastic products…

Another product refined from crude oil is naphtha, often called the mother of plastics. It is primarily transported to Asia and used to create ethylene, propylene and benzene, which play a role in the manufacture of plastic bags, bottles, food containers, IV bags, synthetic fibres such as polyester and even medicines such as antidepressants and anti-epileptics.

Roughly two thirds of Asia’s naphtha requirements originate in the Gulf.

How many of the products that you regularly purchase come wrapped in plastic?

Just think about that for a moment.

What is going to happen when manufacturers are not able to get the plastic that they need to wrap those products?

If this war persists, we are going to see thousands upon thousands of supply chain breakdowns.

And the Houthis could make this crisis even worse by shutting down the Bab al-Mandab Strait…

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The Houthis control most of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, including the major port of Hodeidah. They have a range of weapons – including drones and anti-ship missiles – that can cause severe damage and even sink merchant ships.

Shipping has to pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait – which translates as the Gate of Tears – at the southern end of the Red Sea. Just 29 kilometers (18 miles) across at its narrowest point, the navigational challenges would make huge container vessels particularly vulnerable to attack.

On Friday, Mohammed Mansour, deputy Information Minister in the Houthi government, told CNN that closing the Bab al-Mandab Strait “is a viable option, and the consequences will be borne by the American and Israeli aggressors.”

Nearly 15 percent of all global maritime trade travels through the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

If the Houthis were inclined to do so, they could also shut down the Suez Canal.

We are potentially facing a disruption to global trade that has no parallel in history.

So let us hope that this war ends soon.

If it doesn’t, the economic pain that our planet will experience will be absolutely unbearable.

Source: https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/the-economic-damage-caused-by-this-war-will-stretch-to-the-end-of-the-decade-and-shortages-will-go-way-beyond-oil-gas-and-fertilizer/

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The past decade has seen headlines dominated by debates over Tiktok, trade wars, and internet censorship. But while governments in the West focused on short-term regulatory battles, China has used these ten years to quietly and successfully execute a longer play – to embed itself into the technical infrastructure of the world.

Spanning from telecoms to ports and semiconductors to smart cities, the sheer scope of China’s new influence has expanded significantly, through sustained investment and integration rather than dramatic confrontation. The shift has happened quietly. And it’s suddenly apparent that it’s too late to opt out.

A Decade of Dominance

Undeniably, China is a powerhouse in 2025. But thinking back to the millennium, they were barely even on the global map. Much of its modern rise can be traced to the period following its entry into the World Trade Organization, which took place in 2001. From then on, the door opened to decades of export-led growth. The real turning point came in 2015, when Beijing launched the Made in China 2025 industrial policy, which would go on to irreversibly reshape the perception of the country – and everyone’s dependence on it.

Until a few years ago, China was best known for being the world’s factory for low-cost goods. The goal of the Made in China 2025 initiative was to move the country up the value chain and become leaders in high-tech manufacturing such as robotics, electric vehicles, biotech, semiconductors and aerospace. The initial investment to achieve this was first reported as $300 billion, but the pandemic-era stimulus alone added another $1.4 trillion in state-led financing for strategic sectors.

In short, the aim was not just to grow – it was to dominate.

Belt and Road Ideology

Running simultaneously was another key industrial push called the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Announced in 2013, and now described as a 21^st-century Silk Road, BRI is a combination of physical infrastructure projects like roads, railways, and ports, with digital infrastructure exports known as the Digital Silk Road.

Through BRI, China has financed or built critical infrastructure – both digital and physical – across Asia, Africa, Latin America and parts of Europe. In return, Chinese companies have gained political leverage, contracts, and influence over future standards.

• 5G networks: Huawei leads deployment over all the global south, controlling a major share of worldwide coverage
• Smart cities: surveillance companies like Hikvision and ZTE have supplied key systems to over 80 countries, becoming embedded in day-to-day monitoring in all areas
• Cloud infrastructure: Alibaba Cloud has implemented governmental and banking systems in countries including Pakistan, Kenya and the Philippines

These technologies don’t just do a job – they have the power to shape economies and industries. And they’re not just quick wins either. Standards, maintenance and software updates all tie host countries to Chinese providers in the long-term, and they are so instrumental to the general functionality of a country that they are effectively irreplaceable.

The Forefront of AI and Semiconductors

With the boom in AI dependence, the new chokepoint of the world economy is the semiconductor industry. China, of course, has already positioned itself at the top of the food chain.

• Almost 60% of the world’s rare earths – essential for chip production, electric vehicles, and military systems – are now processed in China
• SMIC, China’s flagship chipmaker, is expanding to bring “at least” 3 new fabrication plants online by 2026
• Chinese firms filed more AI patents than any other country last year, with domestic models like Baidu’s ERNIE gaining ground on U.S. leaders

Western policymakers’ efforts (such as the U.S. CHIPS Act) aim to slow China’s attempts to become globally indispensable, but they cannot undo the key infrastructure that’s already in place. And, having implemented the necessary processes in the past decade, China-made components are now depended on by most of our countries for everything from smartphones to solar panels.

The Port Strategy

While now in an undeniably strong position digitally, China’s control of global infrastructure is not just technological. In the past 15 years, China has acquired ownership or long-term leases in over 100 commercial ports across the globe, including:

• Piraeus, Greece: one of Europe’s largest ports is majority-owned by COSCO, a Chinese state shipping firm
• Djibouti: home to both a Chinese-controlled port – which is strategically located at a pivotal point for maritime trade between Europe, Asia, and Africa – and its first overseas military base
• Hambantota, Sri Lanka: a key transportation hub especially for vehicles which was leased to China for 99 years after struggling to repay debts

Together, these ports – along with at least 112 others that China is known to have stakes in, spreading across every continent except Antarctica – form a global logistics web, offering influence over critical chokepoints and future leverage should economic or security situations require it.

A Silent Transformation

50 years ago, China’s largely agricultural market was isolated from the rest of the world. In 1975, its GDP was less than 2% of global output. Today, it’s the primary trading partner of over 120 countries and has grown into the world’s second largest economy. But the transformation has been more than just economic – it’s structural too. From a position of wanting to join the global system, China nowadays has the power to shape it.

However, the West appears to have been distracted by isolated issues on a short-term basis – such as TikTok legislation, social media disinformation – and failed to see it coming. Policy responses were often reactive rather than proactive, banning Huawei, blocking apps, or launching domestic subsidies.

In the meantime, entire cities, ministries, and supply chains have become reliant on Chinese systems, contracts, and hardware.

How This Changes the World

In cities across Africa and Asia, traffic flows are controlled by Chinese AI. Surveillance in public spaces run on Chinese firmware. Public health data is stored on Chinese servers. Even in the West, many consumer devices now rely on semiconductors and software libraries developed in China.

If these systems are ever disrupted by export bans, political issues, or geopolitical crises, entire sectors could lose functionality. Dependency, then, has become a form of dominance. No longer by invasion or forceful means, but by quiet integration.

What Happens Next?

It’ll be interesting to see how this pans out. Over the coming years, we could see:

• Emergence of competing tech blocks, with totally different standards and systems
• Continued reliance on Chinese infrastructure, especially in the global South
• Greater efforts to digitally decouple, though full separation appears almost impossible

China didn’t need loud confrontation, bold public statements, or an army to win. It managed it through strategy and design. While providing key systems and improving infrastructure for developing countries, China appears to have quietly out-engineered the rest of the world and made itself indispensable without anyone noticing.

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A new report from the British Heart Foundation (“BHF”) indicates that people’s heart health in the UK is declining rapidly, marking the worst start to a decade for heart health in over 50 years.

“The UK’s heart health has declined more quickly at the start of the 2020s than in any other decade for over 50 years,” BHF warned today.

According to BHF, Cardiovascular deaths among working-age adults have risen by 18% since 2019, from 18,693 to 21,975 in 2023.

The report highlights several concerning trends since 2020:

• A 21% rise in the number of people diagnosed with heart failure, reaching a record high of 785,000 in March 2024 from 650,000 in March 2020.
• A 10% rise in the number of people diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, up to a record high of 1.62 million from 1.48 million.
• A 12% rise in the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, up to a record high of 4.6 million from 4.1 million.

Additionally, there has been an 83% increase in people waiting for planned heart hospital treatment in England, from 232,082 at the start of the decade to 425,372 in March 2025. Cardiac waiting lists have also grown in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The BHF said the shift follows decades of progress to nearly halve annual deaths from conditions such as heart attack and stroke since the 1960s.

So, what has happened since 2019 to cause these concerning trends?  It’s lifestyle, of course!

The reasons for the UK’s worsening heart health are complex and varied, BHF states.  “However, we point to an increasingly unhealthy population, widening health inequalities, covid-19, unprecedented pressure on the NHS and a lack of meaningful action over the last decade to address many of the causes of heart disease and stroke, such as obesity.”

While BHF may be highlighting some commonly known risks to heart health, it ignores the elephant in the room: covid “vaccines.”  Over the years we have published numerous articles warning of heart disorders and heart damage caused by the covid injections, primarily pericarditis and myocarditis.  And we still cannot remove from our minds the shocking images of athletes collapsing on the field.

That the covid injections cause heart damage is not new information.  Before the mass covid injection campaigns began, medical regulators knew that the “vaccines” would cause blood clots and heart damage.  In a presentation to the US Drug and Food Administration (“FDA”) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (“VRBPAC”) in October 2020, Steve Anderson, Biostatistics & Epidemiology Director of the FDA’s Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research (“CBER”), briefly showed a list of the possible adverse effects from covid “vaccines” (see below).

In an article published today, Dr. Peter McCullough again highlighted the hard reality that young people face after vaccination.  “One of the most alarming aspects of the pandemic as a cardiologist, is for me to see young people develop heart failure as a result of covid-19 vaccine myopericarditis,” he said.

Ah, but covid vaccines saved lives, says the narrative.  Not so.  Analysing a 2022 study which claimed covid “vaccines” saved 14.4 million lives in a single year, Dr. Raphael Lataster tore the paper’s claims to shreds.  For those who think the covid injections are “safe and effective,” it is worth listening to an interview with Dr. Lataster HERE and reading his article HERE – it may save your life.

Worryingly, BHF considers one of the solutions to the increasing heart conditions is to “reimagine how the UK prevents heart diseases through embracing advances in areas like data science, artificial intelligence and behavioural sciences” and says this is one of their new strategies as it “continue[s] to campaign for governments across the UK to act in the best interests of the country’s heart health.”

What is not part of their strategy is to take a real, honest look at the damage that covid vaccines, for example, are causing to people’s hearts.  If BHF are not prepared to do this, then the declining heart health trend they claim to be concerned with will continue and, if unsafe and ineffective vaccines are continued to be used, the trend will likely worsen regardless of what strategy BHF employs to combat it.

Sources for this article include:

• People’s heart health in the UK declining rapidly in ‘worrying trend’ – report, Independent, 19 May 2025
• ‘Worst start to a decade for heart health for 50 years’ warning as we launch new strategy, British Heart Foundation, 19 May 2025

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