(FILES) This photograph shows an empty gas station as oil is out of stock, in Lutterbach, eastern France, on April 1, 2026, as US-Israel war on Iran, launched on February 28, has roiled global energy and equities markets, sending oil prices skyrocketing after Tehran virtually closed the key Strait of Hormuz. Countries are tapping into oil inventories and strategic reserves at a "record pace" due to supply disruption during the Middle East war, the International Energy Agency said on May 13, 2026. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP via Getty Images)