Fuel shortages grip Asia as Iran conflict disrupts oil flows

Asia is feeling the brunt of the oil shock as the conflict involving Iran rattles global energy flows. In key economies across the region, fuel supplies are tightening, triggering escalating prices and warnings that reserves could be depleted if the crisis deepens. While the fighting itself is far from Asia, the fallout is immediate and severe, exposing the fragility of supply chains reliant on steady oil imports. This marks the first widespread disruption since the conflict began, hinting at th