Worrying fuel crisis warning as trucks begin hauling oil out of the Middle East | 7NEWS

There's a new warning in the fuel crisis tonight.We haven't even begun to see the real impacts.A former deputy head of the Air Force says the knock -on effects from the Middle East war could be felt for months.

The ripple effects of Hormuz.3 ,000 kilometres from the war -choked waterway, hundreds of oil trucks queue to unload at a Syrian port on the Mediterranean.This Iraqi driver says his trip can take up to 15 days.Mid -east oil throttled, but trickling out in spite of the Iran war onto tankers, through refineries and eventually to fuel customers.

56 ships on the way to Australia with fuel.

The Energy Minister says Australia now has 43 days of petrol in reserve, slightly down on last week.More than one month of diesel stocks, that steady 28 days jet fuel, that has also fallen slightly.

We are now in a position where we can say we are very well placed to weather this storm.

No, we as a country are not ready for the risks that we're facing.

Former Air Force Deputy Head John Blackburn predicts the effects will last far longer.

We're only now about to see the impacts of the Strait of Hormuz closing on Australia's fuel supply.Only now.

Speaking with Seven News from France, Blackburn warns food supply disruptions in Australia's region may only become clear after many more months.

But we're sort of sticking our head in the sand a bit and going, oh, we'll just buy fuel on the spot market.This is a major problem in the region that's getting even worse than us.

John Blackburn sees the fuel emergency on a list of crises.Pandemics, the climate, war.He says we see them coming.know what we need to do.But here, short -term politics cruels long -term planning.

What's the common factor in all of this?It's the electoral system.the political culture.

Tim Lester, Seven News.