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Iran took turns at closing and blockading the strait of Hormuz shipping channel. Limiting the number of cargo ships passing through the 5km-wide passage has had an extraordinary global impact, reducing the global supply
spending to a historic $1.5 trillion. While Republicans focused on the details of military budgeting and voiced support for the Iran operation, Democrats grilled Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs
spending about £30 extra a week on diesel since the war started on 28 February, she says. The cost of diesel has risen 35% in nearly two months, while petrol is up 19%, [according
spending Friday afternoon [revving up a cheering crowd](https://www.cfpublic.org/text/politics/2026-05-01/trump-in-the-villages-i-upset-the-apple-cart-of-record-economy-by-war-with-iran) at America’s largest retirement community. “You know we’re in a war because I think you would agree we cannot let lunatics have
spend a high share of their income on food anyway,” Qaim said. “Hunger and undernutrition will very likely rise.” The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) last week warned that a prolonged crisis in the strait
impact of an electoral wipeout in the upcoming elections might change things, says Kiran. Historical losses are forecast in Scotland, Wales and London for Labour to the Greens, Reform and nationalist parties. --- **Waiting
spend years spinning a false narrative that the election had been stolen. He survived an assassination attempt by inches in 2024 and roared back into power, [claiming that he had been](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/20/president-trump-speech-inauguration) “saved
spend an extra $750bn on US energy products, invest $600bn in the US and buy military equipment worth “hundreds of billions of dollars”. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had said the agreement would
Iran and the US [faded further on Sunday](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/26/no-headway-in-middle-east-peace-efforts-as-us-and-iran-refuse-to-yield), amid a deepening sense of a deadlock in the nearly two-month-long conflict. 5. ***Science*** | Simultaneous exposure to toxic chemicals and climate change
spends £8bn a year on equipment and consumables, from latex gloves and paper towels to stents and prosthetic hips. Its bill for medicines was [£21.6bn in 2024-25](https://media.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/press-releases/a698a820-86c7-4ff9-aeb0-3f51452ddb2a/nhs-prescribing-costs-reach-21-6-billion-in-2024-25#:~:text=The%20data%20shows%20a%20continuation,drugs%20fund%20and%20routine%20commissioning.). Temporary scarcity
impacted by geopolitical risks that have disrupted global markets,” the Market Intel states. “Since the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, nitrogen fertiliser prices have risen more than 30%, while combined fuel and fertiliser