A new report warns that prolonged disruption to energy supplies originating in the Middle East could significantly harm the global economy if it continues into next year. Both outlets describe the risk of sustained interruptions rather than a short-lived shock, arguing that extended disruptions would affect energy availability and pricing, with knock-on effects across industries and trade. The reporting frames the potential impact in broad economic terms, linking longer disruption to greater strain on supply chains and downstream sectors that depend on stable energy inputs. The articles do not present specific incident details, names of parties, or quantified projections in the provided excerpts, but they emphasize duration as a key factor: the longer the disruption lasts, the larger the economic consequences are expected to be. Overall, the coverage is consistent in its central message that an ongoing Middle East energy-supply problem extending beyond the current year would likely create wider global economic disruption.