Southeast Asia’s leaders confront fallout from Iran war at ASEAN summit

Bloc is expected to call for deeper energy cooperation and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Southeast Asian leaders have gathered in the Philippines to coordinate a joint response to the fallout from the war on Iran, which has prompted a surge in energy prices across the region.

Speaking at the opening of the gathering of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the United States-Israeli war on Iran had been felt “through higher living costs” and “threatened livelihoods” both in “our homelands and amongst our nationals in the Middle East”.

Southeast Asia’s leaders confront fallout from Iran war at ASEAN summit

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