Live Updates: Diplomatic efforts to end Iran war, reopen Strait of Hormuz intensify on multiple fronts

Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so (of) jet fuel left,” the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war.

IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced” stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

“In the past there was a group called ‘Dire Straits.’ It’s a dire strait now, and it is going

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