The World Food Project warns millions more could be pushed into acute hunger if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Plus, energy executives meet in Houston as war in Iran rages, and China pitches itself as a “harbour of stability” to global CEOs. And Trump escalates his rhetoric on Cuba, raising fears of U.S.-Cuba confrontation.Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/34e575ef-0803-4bd9-bb00-818fbe13197d?accessToken=zwAAAZ2xCo71kc805XXvCANL2dO7AIGPvhMZfQE.MEYCIQCuvB2wWzud7LIFHKwJlt5Dn9hjHDXVOLEuKoWqe9XZqQIhAPegU9XV0Ln1hPCKVe_f3MFr24zahs1MWLuHwRhzkidc&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Piles of wheat and canned food stuck in transit as Iran war disrupts aid</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/09524a74-db3c-4aef-b4f7-51eda3068320?accessToken=zwAAAZ2wE6kukc8JUkp02zxK79O091HtowaDIAE.MEYCIQCH1as6gu6ON1dVsVrVkGiCyVfr0rpZvPgazKuEq0peaAIhAMGWNlAxXaUbSZ92votIarRE93cqiPFgYsMdcV5leqz8&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iran war is the greatest threat to global energy ‘in history’, warns IEA</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/81fa6ad2-7971-4177-9230-5cdb96e91004?accessToken=zwAAAZ2wFJNskdOB-mrSeXFBd9OSMFzblukQBAE.MEYCIQDMmHXZAAEz8ezB2w9TFmD88nS-G1Gq1esQ9GSx3oE7OgIhALhGh6Ev1cX--5jmq461LiIINssvrtaqAsxveVWVnAt3&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Canada’s oil producers in line for C$90bn windfall from Iran war&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/53f9a706-ec15-4f0c-9b4f-71a6f3fc72e1?accessToken=zwAAAZ2xC0Hrkc9T-acG7BVPDNObT3Gm8_xy4QE.MEUCIFXXgtP0I65oSZbxTXLbYDhm0jyNXXrBSW7CRhYLkvyHAiEAy71HnXRqrsrQZYo6JXIiI7j0loIvq9lyZvH5r7MMi7k&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China touts itself as ‘harbour of stability’ amid Iran war&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fbe02716-7512-4a5b-aa7b-fe9b9477a41c?accessToken=zwAAAZ2xCsHkkdP74CcWdRJKW9Oqe_6blHekHAE.MEUCID1k4zgqv7hz97IPBqGLF4tZTdP_fvsSoziVdirmROAbAiEA8qjqkLRBNhXC7R0u62LzSbiQbkGOl11prfn3jYK8rKU&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cuba hit by second nationwide power outage in a week</a>Credit: NBCNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp;Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by <a href="https://www.ft.com/victoria-craig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victoria Craig</a>, and produced by Julia Webster and Sonja Hutson.&nbsp;Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/51dc03cc-e000-41b7-81db-7e2b6ee5b60b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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