The seventh consecutive night of US strikes on Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint for 20% of global oil and LNG—into a shipping dead zone, with direct consequences for British households already reeling from the cost of living crisis. As US Central Command confirmed it hit surveillance sites, logistics hubs, and underground weapons storage starting 7pm GMT Friday, the IRGC retaliated by targeting US allies in Kuwait, Bahrain, and...