Updated

The ongoing Iran war is straining global fuel markets, with less crude available and refiners favoring diesel production, leading to shortages of ship fuel. The disruption reflects broader supply-chain pressure stemming from the conflict and related tanker strikes. The fallout is also rippling into unexpected corners of global trade: US threats to sanction countries doing business with Iran could disrupt Spain's saffron supply, a key ingredient in paella, illustrating how the conflict's economic reach extends well beyond energy markets into niche agricultural and culinary trade.