As regional tensions sparked by the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict continue to roil global energy markets, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has issued a stark warning that the worst economic and energy supply disruptions are still yet to come. Speaking at the Global Security Forum hosted in Doha on Monday, October 19, the senior Qatari official, who also serves as Minister of State for Defense, highlighted that persistent instability in the Strait of Hormuz — the world’s most critical chokepoint for global energy trade — will likely amplify disruptions to energy supplies, international commerce and global economic growth in the coming months.