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Iran war threatens Asia's AI boom as energy costs surge

Asia's artificial intelligence ambitions face a significant test as the conflict in Iran drives up energy prices, strains supply chains, and raises production costs across the region's semiconductor industry, even as chip exports reach historic highs. South Korea's semiconductor exports......

Iran war energy shock puts $800 billion in Asian data center funding at risk

The energy crisis triggered by the war in Iran is reshaping how banks assess risk across hundreds of billions of dollars in planned data center investments throughout Asia, as rising electricity costs and supply uncertainty force lenders to treat power not as an operating expense but as a fundamental......

War damage and cyclone knock out 30% of global LNG supply

Asian countries are confronting a worsening energy crisis as two simultaneous disruptions have removed roughly 30% of global liquefied natural gas supply from the market, according to the Australian Financial Review. The crisis began on March 2, when Iranian drone strikes hit the industrial cities of......

FAO warns Iran war is triggering one of the fastest global food disruptions in years

The war in Iran, now entering its second month, is sending cascading economic shockwaves across Southeast Asia, where surging energy costs are rapidly translating into food insecurity and social unrest. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization warned Thursday that the conflict in the Persian......

Thailand secures deal with Iran for safe tanker passage through the Strait of Hormuz

Thailand announced Saturday it has reached an agreement with Iran allowing Thai oil tankers to transit safely through the Strait of Hormuz, a rare diplomatic breakthrough as the strategic waterway remains virtually closed to commercial shipping amid the ongoing war between the United States, Israel and......

Asian airlines slash flights from April as jet‑fuel crisis bites

Asian airlines are cutting flights heavily from April 2026 as a spike in jet‑fuel prices pushes the region toward what analysts are calling the worst aviation crisis since the pandemic. The war between the United States, Israel and Iran, along with disruptions to oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz,......

Iran war boosts global demand for EVs, solar and heat pumps

The war in Iran has upended energy markets and exposed vulnerabilities in fossil fuel supply chains. Consumers and governments now show sharp interest in clean energy technologies, from electric vehicles and rooftop solar panels to heat pumps and induction stoves. Fighting has nearly halted oil exports......

Asia-Pacific governments roll out emergency measures amid energy crisis

Asia-Pacific governments have launched urgent fiscal programs, fuel subsidies and liquidity injections to steady markets rocked by the Middle East war. The conflict pitting the United States and Israel against Iran disrupts energy supplies and undermines economic confidence across the region. A Reuters......

Freeport LNG CEO warns Iran war risks delaying US export projects

The Middle East war now threatens to slow US liquefied natural gas export capacity expansion. It disrupts one-fifth of global supply and spikes prices in Europe and Asia. Freeport LNG CEO Michael Smith warned Wednesday at S&P Global's CERAWeek conference in Houston. Supply chain issues from......

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