The bill is aimed at mitigating the impacts that AI data centers have on land and water use, as well as local household electricity prices.

The U.K. Ministry of Defence has already sent military planners to U.S. Central Command to help find ways to get tankers through the strait.

The process points to Iran’s increasing efforts to assert control over the vital maritime channel.

The disruptions come at a critical time, with publishers ordering print runs in Asia and locking in shipping arrangements.

Eliminating costs created by the Jones Act temporarily represents a drop in the bucket compared to the global market swings created by the war in Iran.

It’s yet another example of the country claiming sovereignty over the waterway, with the war now in a fourth week.

The charges raise the issues of sovereignty, precedent and the potential weaponization of a vital trade route for other countries' energy exports.

As for ICE agents deployed at U.S. airports, it remains unclear how much of an impact they'll actually have.

Every day the conflict continues threatens to widen the global impacts to food supply chains, affecting everything from crop yields to grocery store prices. 

Produce grown in glasshouses heated with natural gas, such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, are likely to be quickly impacted by rising energy prices.