Jammu, April 7 -- Just not energy, a major food crisis may take place if the war continues

By Michael Burke

LONDON: The main cost of the Iran War will be in human death toll. There is also the question of the national sovereignty of Iran, as the recent destruction of nations such as Syria, Iraq and Libya testifies.

In all cases the costs will be far-reaching and will mount the longer the attacks from the US, Israel and their allies continue, Britain chief among them. The same is true of the global economic and social costs of the war, which we already know will be considerable.

The supply of oil and of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been severely restricted through the Straits of Hormuz. So too has the passage of other essentials suc...