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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dharna Noor with graphics by Aliya Uteuova

Iran war punctures Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ promise on US gas prices, experts say

Two cargo ships in the distance with a navy craft closer to a rocky shore.
A UAE navy ship sails next to a cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, on 11 March 2026. Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Donald Trump’s war on Iran has triggered shocks in fossil fuel markets, exposing the perils of an agenda that prioritizes “drill, baby, drill” while sabotaging renewable power and energy efficiency in the US, experts and advocates say.

The US-Israeli war on Iran has already led to hundreds of deaths, created an ecological crisis linked to strikes on oil depots and sent fossil fuel prices haywire across the globe.

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