The region in recent years witnessed a series of continuous geopolitical crises that no longer have their impacts limited to the military or political side, but have become deeply extended to the economy and food security and energy and social stability. And the American-Israeli war on Iran represents one of the most dangerous of these crises, not only because of their military nature, but because of their geographic location and their direct impact on global energy markets and supply and trade chains. And economic analyses and the recent study issued" by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies based in Doha,, indicate that this crisis comes at a time when the global economy is already suffering from a state of uncertainty since the Coronavirus pandemic, then the Russian-Ukrainian war, and what followed of inflation and increase in energy prices and disruption in trade movement, making the world more sensitive to any new shock.
And the study confirms that the first thing revealed by this war is the fragility of the economic system in the region, especially in countries that rely heavily on importing energy and basic goods. Disruptions in supplies or rising prices reflect not only on the cost of fuel, but extend to affect electricity, transport, production, and industry, and even food prices. And the crisis has shown that any disruption in vital maritime passages, such as the Strait of Hormuz, can lead to a significant rise in oil and gas prices, which places energy-importing countries, including Jordan, under significant financial and economic pressures. When gas supplies cease or energy prices rise, governments are forced to use more costly alternatives, which increases the burden on the public budget and raises production costs and affects the citizens' purchasing power.
Furthermore, the effects of the war do not stop at the energy sector only, but extend to food security
