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Long queues in Myanmar as Iran war fuel crisis deepens

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Long queues in Myanmar as Iran war fuel crisis deepens The closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Israel struck Iran in late February has sent shockwaves across the globe, with oil prices soaring and shipping disrupted.

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What happened

Long queues in Myanmar as Iran war fuel crisis deepens The closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Israel struck Iran in late February has sent shockwaves across the globe, with oil prices soaring and shipping disrupted.

Why it matters

Nearly 90% of the oil and gas that passes through the strait is bound for Asian countries - but that has all but stopped since the start of the war.

Common ground

The BBC's South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports from Myanmar, where drivers have been facing long queues outside petrol stations to fill up their vehicles.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Nearly 90% of the oil and gas that passes through the strait is bound for Asian countries - but that has all but stopped since the start of the war”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Strait of Hormuz is a critical passage for global energy trade, and several sources reference the blockage following the US/Israel actions in late February 2026, implying a cessation of normal flow.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kingdom of Hormuz (also known as Hormoz or, archaically, Ormus; Persian: هرمز; Portuguese: Ormuz) was an Arab Kingdom located in the eastern side of the Persian Gulf and extended as far as Bahrain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hormuz
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Claim 2: “Military-backed authorities in the country, which has been engulfed by civil war since May 2021, have also brought in an alternate day policy for private vehicles and limited fuel consumption to only 35 litres a week”
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The specific details regarding 'alternate day policy' and 'limiting private vehicle consumption to only 35 litres a week' are found within one web search result. No other source corroborates these precise policy details.
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Claim 3: “Long queues in Myanmar as Iran war fuel crisis deepens”
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Multiple web search results link long queues in Myanmar to fuel shortages, and one result explicitly connects this to the 'Iran war fuel crisis.' The evidence confirms the existence of long queues in Myanmar due to fuel issues, drawing a link to the broader regional conflict context.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mongol invasions and conquests took place during the 13th and 14th centuries, creating the largest contiguous empire in history, the Mongol Empire (1206–1368), which by 1260 covered a significant …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasions_and_conquests
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Myanmar civil war began following the military coup on 1 February 2021. The seizure of power triggered mass anti-coup demonstrations and a violent crackdown by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces),…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_(2021–presen…
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Claim 4: “The closure of the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Israel struck Iran in late February has sent shockwaves across the globe, with oil prices soaring and shipping disrupted”
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Multiple web search results reference the closure of the Strait of Hormuz following US/Israel actions against Iran, linking this event to global oil price surges and shipping threats. Two Wikipedia entries specifically detail the 2026 crisis involving US/Israel strikes and the resulting blockage.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 5: “The BBC's South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports from Myanmar, where drivers have been facing long queues outside petrol stations to fill up their vehicles”
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The specific claim naming 'BBC's South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head' reporting this is not independently corroborated by the provided search results. However, the general fact that 'BBC News' reports on long queues in Myanmar due to the Iran war is present in the evidence.
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