MOROCCO PERSPECTIVE

Rabat responds to the crisis with a concrete, immediate measure: a 25 percent increase in fuel subsidies for professional road transport operators. Morocco World News reports that this government decision aims to 'cushion the ongoing pressure of fuel prices.' Morocco, a net oil importer, is directly affected by the Hormuz crisis but lacks the Gulf's fiscal reserves to absorb the shock. The Moroccan response is typical of intermediate economies: no $26 billion plan like India's, but a targeted subsidy on the weakest link in the economic chain—transporters, who pass costs throughout the economy. What Morocco does not say is equally revealing: no mention of the war itself, no diplomatic positioning. Rabat manages consequences without commenting on causes, a posture of a small country that cannot afford to displease either Washington or Tehran.