x     Oil prices could surpass $150 per barrel and approach $200 if the Strait of Hormuz blockade persists, according to energy industry analysts — a level that would make a global recession virtually inevitable. With Brent crude trading around $110–120 per barrel — up 70% from before the war began on February 28 — and natural gas prices doubling to over $60 per megawatt hour, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has described the crisis as “the greatest threat to global energy security in