When the United States and Israel kicked off the ongoing war in the Persian Gulf back in February, it set off a chain of events that will continue to echo around the world long after the conflict has been consigned to the history books.
For over eight decades since the Second World War, nations around the globe have relied on the free movement of maritime trade to supply everything from energy to food.
Even here in Australia, a developed and wealthy nation, we rely on vast imported quantities of jet fuel, petrol and diesel.
