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On 7 April 2026, President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire in the US-Iran conflict, bringing a tentative pause to the hostilities that have convulsed global markets since the joint US-Israeli strikes of 28 February 2026. The five-week conflict, which shuttered the Strait of Hormuz, triggered the most severe disruption to global energy supply chains since the 1970s oil crisis.
This article examines the commercial and legal implications of the ceasefire across four sectors: maritime, commodities trading, oil and gas
(including LNG), and aviation.
Read the full article: THE US-IRAN CEASEFIRE: IMPLICATIONS FOR MARITIME, COMMODITIES, OIL & GAS, AND AVIATION