The Energy Shock: US-Israel War With Iran And Its Impact On India And The World

Serpentine queues at petrol pumps, endless wait for LPG cylinders, empty oil tanks and overall distress. These are some of the ways the war in West Asia -- unleashed by Israel and the US on Iran -- has impacted the globe. From Kashmir, to Cambodia, Los Angeles to Frankfurt, people are feeling the pinch of the energy crisis. In India, many restaurateurs and households have been compelled to return to cooking on firewood, in the light of the shortage in LPG gas cylinders.

Updated on: 2 April 2026 1:22 pm

Published at: 2 April 2026 1:22 pm

People store fuel in a plastic can at a petrol pump amid fears of a possible shortage due to the US Iran war, in Srinagar March 25, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mukhtar Khan

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Gasoline bottles are displayed at a vendor's shop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, March 30, 2026. | Photo: AP/Heng Sinith

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A jeepney driver poses after receiving cash assistance from the government to help in their livelihood as oil prices continue to rise, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Quezon city, Philippines. | Photo: AP/Aaron Favila, file

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Workers walk in an area at a degassing station in Zubair oil field, whose operations have being reduced due to the Mideast war triggered by the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, near Basra, Iraq, Saturday, March 28, 2026. | Photo: AP/Leo Correa

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A man fills his car with diesel at a gas station in London, Monday, March 30, 2026. | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung

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Russian-flagged oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin approaches Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ramon Espinosa

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The sun has set behind a gas station in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Michael Probst

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Motorists wait in line to fill their tanks at a Costco gas station, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Jae C. Hong

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Empty oil tanks are seen at a big BP refinery in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. | Photo: AP/Martin Meissner

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People wait to collect household cylinders of liquefied natural gas from an authorized dealer on a roadside in Srinagar Saturday, March 14, 2026. | Photo: AP/Dar Yasin

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Atul Lahkar, from the Assam region, chef lights a fire with wood and coal to prepare food for his restaurant following a regional gas shortage in Guwahati, Thursday, March 19, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath

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A gas station is empty due to a fuel shortage in Ahmedabad, Monday, March 23, 2026. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

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A woman sells portable gas tanks as drivers line up to fill their tanks in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Esteban Felix

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A liquefied natural gas carrier sails under Las Americas Bridge through the Panama Canal in Panama City, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. | Photo: AP/Matias Delacroix

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