A second missile attack in the proximity to Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant (NPP) has raised the spectre of a Chernobyl-like cloud of radiation drifting over the Gulf region, making some countries uninhabitable and poisoning the water.

Three quarters of the world's population live in fossil importing countries and bleed out at least 3% of GDP every year to import oil to run their cars and power plants.

Russia is now selling oil at a premium on some routes as Strait of Hormuz disruption tightens global supply, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said, marking a sharp reversal from post-sanctions discounts.