# [7D] Hormuz Crisis and Ras Laffan Risks Raise Food and Fuel Cost Pressure in Import‑Dependent States

*Issued Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 11:22 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Issued**: 2026-06-21T23:22:41.170Z (4h ago)
**Expires**: 2026-06-28T23:22:41.170Z (7d from now)
**Category**: HUMANITARIAN | **Confidence**: 70% | **Impact**: HIGH
**Risk Direction**: escalatory
**Affected Regions**: South Asia, East Africa, Middle East importers (Jordan, Lebanon), Small island developing states
**Affected Assets**: Retail fuel prices, Food price indices, IMF emergency lending facilities, Political stability in low‑income importers
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**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/forecasts

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## Prediction

Within a week, higher oil and LNG prices driven by Hormuz disruption and fears over Ras Laffan will translate into rising wholesale fuel and power costs in heavily import‑dependent countries in South Asia, East Africa, and parts of the Middle East. Governments with thin fiscal buffers will struggle to maintain subsidies, opening the door to higher transport and food prices that hit poor households first. This will exacerbate pre‑existing food‑security stresses, especially where Black Sea grain uncertainty adds to the burden. Confirmation would be early moves by Pakistan, Sri Lanka, or East African states to raise fuel prices or seek emergency finance; denial would be a rapid de‑escalation in energy markets or increased concessional supply from Gulf producers.

## Drivers

- Hormuz closure and insurance regime elevating energy risk premiums
- Ras Laffan incidents stressing LNG supply perceptions
- Emerging trend of global leverage amplifying vulnerability to energy price shocks