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How the Iran War Is Already Fueling a Global Food Crisis

Global Dispatches -- Conversations on Foreign Policy and World Affairs by Global Dispatches

Apr 20, 202626:30News & Politics

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is causing a surge in food prices around the world — particularly in places already in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. And it's about to get worse. This is the planting season for...

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How the Iran War Is Already Fueling a Global Food Crisis is an episode from Global Dispatches -- Conversations on Foreign Policy and World Affairs by Global Dispatches. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is causing a surge in food prices a...

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Published Apr 20, 2026, 26:30 long, audio available.