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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3789
  • 06 Apr 2026
  • 22 min

Asia’s worsening fuel crisis: a sign of what’s to come for Europe?

Clients queue at a gas station amid rising petrol prices in Karachi on April 3, 2026. US-Israel war on Iran, launched on February 28, has roiled global energy and equities markets, sending oil prices skyrocketing after Tehran virtually closed the key Strait of Hormuz.

Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images

  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3789
  • 22 min

As the US-Israel war on Iran continues to send shockwaves across oil markets, we discuss how Asia is coping and what it might mean for Europe. Then: elections in Latin America and newspapers from Switzerland.

Host
  • Andrew Mueller

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