# Failure to launch Hormuz fertilizer plan could spark food crisis, UN official says

https://mins.news/en/item/99754

- Reuters, 2026-10-14 13:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/failure-activate-hormuz-fertilizer-plan-could-trigger-food-crisis-un-official-2026-10-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acf8067490a5e0001254ebd

> A UN official overseeing the proposed scheme said on Wednesday that failure by the United States and Iran to reach an agreement within weeks on moving fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz could cause a food security crisis in parts of Asia and Africa.

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