On the Iran War’s Global Economic Effects
05 June 2026

On the Iran War’s Global Economic Effects

CFR On the Record

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On this episode, panelists provide an update on the geoeconomic consequences of the Iran war and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, including disruptions to oil, gas, and other commodity markets, and the longer-term implications for the petrodollar system and the energy transition.


 


Host: Edward Fishman, Senior Fellow and Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomics, Council on Foreign Relations


 


Speakers: Daniel H. Yergin, Vice Chairman, S&P Global; CFR Member


 


Helima Croft, Managing Director and Global Head of Commodity Strategy, RBC Capital Markets; CFR Member


 


Mallika Sachdeva, Managing Director, Head of FX Thematics, Deutsche Bank Research


 


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