Iran war, shipping disruptions and fears of higher food prices

A September 17 post quotes Johnson saying the Iran war is being wound down, but the Strait of Hormuz is not yet fully open for safe commerce and the Red Sea is also affected. He links the conflict to gas prices and argues that resolving the Hormuz disruption would help lower grocery costs, citing the cost of transporting goods to market.

A separate post warns that higher fuel costs feed into transport, production and food prices, with particularly serious consequences for African economies. It says Uganda is already experiencing those effects and calls for peaceful settlements to the Middle East conflict and Russia–Ukraine war, describing peace as an economic imperative.