IMF Warns of Prolonged Wars and Energy Market Disruptions

A senior IMF official warned today (Thursday), without citing the US attack on Iran as the cause of regional tensions, that prolonged wars in the Middle East and further disruptions to energy production, shipping routes, and critical infrastructure would pose the greatest risk to the economies of the Middle East and Central Asia.

The senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned today (Thursday) without referring to the US aggression against Iran as the cause of tension in the region: prolonged wars in the Middle East and further disruptions in energy production, shipping routes and critical infrastructure will create the greatest danger for the economies of the Middle East and Central Asia.