{"id":343922,"date":"2026-05-15T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-didnt-target-britain-so-why-is-the-uk-economy-in-so-much-trouble\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:00:04","slug":"iran-didnt-target-britain-so-why-is-the-uk-economy-in-so-much-trouble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-didnt-target-britain-so-why-is-the-uk-economy-in-so-much-trouble\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran didn&#8217;t target Britain &#8211; so why is the UK economy in so much trouble?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8wm-bX3oH5Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran didn't target Britain - so why is the UK economy in so much trouble?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8wm-bX3oH5Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>When US and Israeli forces attacked Iran earlier this year, the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 through which roughly 20% of the world&#8217;s oil and gas passes every day \u2014 effectively closed. The impact was immediate and global. But the UK felt it more than almost any other advanced economy on earth, and we\u2019re predicted to take one of the biggest hits.<\/p>\n<p>Why? We\u2019ll it\u2019s not just about Iran because we;ve been here before. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Britain was hit hard then too \u2014 and the government spent at least \u00a335 billion supporting households with their energy bills. The same structural problems that made us vulnerable then are making us vulnerable now.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of FourSight, we look at why energy is a key reason the UK economy keeps getting held hostage to wars fought thousands of miles away. We explore Britain&#8217;s unique dependence on gas \u2014 for heating, for electricity pricing, and for imports \u2014 and why our lack of storage, our ageing infrastructure, and years of political instability have left us more exposed than our European neighbours. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Presenter: Kiran Moodley<br \/>\nProducer: Harriet Tatham<br \/>\nEditor: Matthew Lucas<br \/>\nMotion Graphics: Ian Watkins<br \/>\nSeries Producer: Kieron Bryan<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to:<\/p>\n<p>Dr David Aikman,  Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research<br \/>\nDr Ewan Gibbs, historian of energy policy at the University of Glasgow<br \/>\nDr Carole Nakhle,  commercial energy analyst and CEO of Crystol Energy<br \/>\nDr Neil Quilliam, Middle East energy specialist at Chatham House<br \/>\nProfessor Karen Turner, Director of the Centre for Energy Policy at the University of Strathclyde<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When US and Israeli forces attacked Iran earlier this year, the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 through which roughly 20% of the world&#8217;s oil and gas passes every day \u2014 effectively closed. 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