Iran, Houthis Block 2 Key Global Shipping Routes, Straining the Global EconomyIran, Houthis Block 2 Key Global Shipping Routes, Straining the Global EconomyIran, Houthis Block 2 Key Global Shipping Routes, Straining the Global Economy 

USA TODAY Network / ReutersLONDON − Iran and its allies are ramping up operations to disrupt major oil shipping lanes in the Middle East on which much of the world relies, threatening to drive up U.S. and global fuel prices further. Iranian forces responded to President Donald Trump and Israel’s Feb. 28 attacks on the country by disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which lies between Iran’s coast and the…