the u.s. jones act — a century-old law requiring domestic shipping to use u.s.-flagged vessels — was suspended for 60 days to allow foreign ships to move oil, gas, and coal between american ports, directly attributed to supply disruptions from military operations against iran. simultaneously, uk household energy bills surged 13% with ofgem citing hormuz risk as a direct driver, and a vessel strike slowed hormuz traffic while iran and oman announced the first joint bilateral talks on managing the chokepoint. iran also publicly asserted a new control posture over the strait. this is an unusual clustering: a cold-war-era domestic maritime statute being lifted in response to a named foreign military standoff, with energy costs in a non-combatant country visibly repriced on the same timeline.