2026-04-09
29 分钟The Economist.
After the Iran war entered its sixth week, an announcement came that could signal a path to peace.
And good evening.
We are coming on the air with some breaking news just moments ago.
The President of the United States announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran.
It comes just hours after the President had threatened, in his words, a whole civilization will die.
A fragile ceasefire is now in place.
But the Iran crisis has shown once again how war can cut off critical sources
of oil and gas and destabilize far-off governments.
In particular, it's Asia that has suffered from the fallouts of this conflict.
Indeed, across Asia, there is barely a country untouched.
Vietnam has ruled working from home.
Bangladesh has rationed fuel and closed universities.
Some 80 to 90 percent of the crude oil and liquefied natural gas
that normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz goes to Asian markets.
The Philippines officially now under a state of national emergency.
And every week that the strait has remained closed,
the situation in Asia has become more and more acute.
To save energy, Sri Lanka has declared every Wednesday a public holiday,
and Myanmar is limiting how often citizens can buy gasoline.