Chartered planes stand on the tarmac beside fuel storage tanks at Velana International Airport in Male on March 26, 2026 as global energy markets face disruptions amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The global trading system is experiencing the "worst disruptions in the past 80 years", World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned on March 26 at the opening of the WTO ministerial conference. Oil prices rose and equities fell as confidence in a quick end to the Middle East war waned. (Photo by Mohamed Afrah / AFP via Getty Images)