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“According to the US Energy Information Agency (EIA), average US diesel and petrol prices briefly spiked but ultimately changed little on account of the Ukraine war, yet they have risen a great deal on account of the US-Israel war on Iran.”

“The tension sharpens when support for Israel risks a wider war, additional deployments or prolonged US involvement in the Middle East.”

“Trump has repeatedly cited the threat of nuclear weapons as one of the reasons for launching the war against Iran.”

“Things have changed, however, since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran in late February, and the subsequent end to the free flow of trade through the Strait of Hormuz, through which much of the country’s trade with the rest of the world passed.”

“He used the example of recent reports that US President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to sell 60,000 highly destructive, 2,000lb (907kg) bombs to Israel in a multibillion-dollar package.”

“Bahar, a 26-year-old woman living in Tehran, who used just her first name for security reasons, told Al Jazeera.”

“Iran has said it will engage with the US on the future of the Strait of Hormuz and ending the war only if there are tangible moves to lift Washington’s naval blockade on the country and return to the June memorandum of understanding.”

“Six months of US bombing and naval blockade have produced no US victory, so the plan now is to starve Iran into capitulation.”