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Iran war cripples Qatar's gas-powered economy as Hormuz crisis deepens

May 18, 2026·Business StandardEconomy

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The Strait of Hormuz remains critical to Qatar's liquefied natural gas export infrastructure, through which the majority of LNG shipments transit; any disruption to maritime transit in the region historically creates immediate supply-chain pressures on Gulf producers and raises global energy price volatility. Qatar's economy is structurally dependent on hydrocarbon export revenues, with LNG accounting for roughly 50% of government income and the sector employing significant portions of the workforce—making regional geopolitical tensions that threaten shipping lanes a material macroeconomic risk factor for the emirate. GCC energy exporters have experienced cyclical demand shocks and shipping-cost spikes during periods of regional instability, with downstream effects on fiscal positions, for

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