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US Iran war: Will helium shortages risk major disruption to quantum computing companies?

Over a third of world’s helium supply originates from the Gulf state of Qatar where drone attacks have already shut down a key LNG manufacturing facility for which helium is a by-product.

11 March, 2026
Superconducting quantum computing needs helium to operate. Credit: Getty Images / bpawesome

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