The provided text consists of regulatory and historical perspectives regarding the global consequences of a 2026 conflict involving Iran. One source highlights a Department of Labor proposal aimed at providing legal safe harbors for 401(k) plans to include alternative investments, intended to offer retirement fiduciaries more flexibility during market shifts. The more extensive Wikipedia entry details a systemic global crisis triggered by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which resulted in the largest oil supply disruption in history. This war led to surging energy and food prices, a near-total collapse of Gulf aviation, and a repatriation of millions of migr ...