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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Oliver Milman

Trump’s Iran war and drilling push show ‘dangerous volatility’ of fossil fuel era

Prices of various mixes of gasoline.
The price for 87 octane gasoline at more than 7 dollars a gallon at a gas station in New York City in March 2026. Photograph: John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock

By attacking Iran and threatening to seize its oil while taking extraordinary measures to block clean energy back in the US, Donald Trump has inadvertently highlighted the dangerous volatility of the fossil fuel era, critics say.

The US and Israel’s bombardment of Iran and southern Lebanon has caused a humanitarian and environmental toll, with threats of further escalation set to add to these casualties as well as add more planet-heating emissions and destroy drinking water supplies.

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