4-day work weeks, rationing, dressing down: How some Asian countries are coping with the Iran oil crisis

Mar 18, 2026 - 01:00
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4-day work weeks, rationing, dressing down: How some Asian countries are coping with the Iran oil crisis
A man wearing a black motorcycle helmet and black clothing sits on a motorbike, on the left, as another man wearing a black t-shirt with skeletons on it pours gas into the motobike.

Much of the oil produced in the Middle East is exported to Asian countries, which are now using a range of different methods to adjust to the fuel crunch caused by Iran's partial blockage of the Strait of Hormuz amid its war with the U.S. and Israel.