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family's shop in Phoenix. **Jeff Brady/NPR** Jeff Brady/NPR PHOENIX – Rising gasoline prices have some Americans [thinking about buying an electric vehicle](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-s1-5775907/high-gas-prices-save-money-iran-war#:~:text=Data%20suggests%20that,for%20EV%20listings.). It's a big financial decision, especially since Republicans [ended
price of electricity is expected to rise to 26.03p per kilowatt hour from July, while gas will rise to 7.16p/kWh, according to Cornwall Insight forecasts, meaning household bills will vary depending
rising cost of everything, gas prices in particular.” He said some workers in the unit regularly lose health insurance during tourism offseason due to a loss of work hours and argued that staffing levels
impact has [forced difficult trade-offs](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/29/americans-struggling-rising-costs-iran-war) – from accessing essential medicines and groceries to facing the brink of homelessness amid an already [rising cost of living](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/05/prices-iran-war-gas-flights-economy). For Mandy
impact will eventually ease. - Trump said he wants to suspend the federal gas tax to ease pressure from rising fuel prices. ## In Israel - Israel’s civil aviation chief, Shmuel Zakay, warned that heavy US military
family in Palm Beach. They made their debut public appearance as a couple at Trump’s inauguration in January last year. But it does not appear they were tempted to follow the example of Tricia
gas, higher than the roughly 25% of households with fixed tariffs when prices shot up four years ago. These households will be protected from higher prices until their contracts end. Those on prepayment meters
impact in Sri Lanka, which relies on imported energy from the Gulf. And that's pushed up the price of everything. So the Rambukkanas are eating less, because food is more expensive. They're opting
families and governments. But while some have been pushed to the brink, others, whose core businesses are more profitable in a war or who benefit from volatile energy prices, have seen record earnings. Here
rises if they occur to bring down food prices at the till", and was boosting long-term energy security. Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride said the war was causing higher inflation "but Labour's choices
families on the lowest incomes with nowhere left to cut except the food on their plate. When that happens, people skip meals, children go hungry, and diet-related illness rises – taking parents out of work
impacted energy supplies. Since early March, Iran has also restricted passage through the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/9/on-level-of-atomic-bomb-iran-highlights-hormuz-importance-amid-us-talks), the narrow waterway through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies passed
impacting Mexican producers and threatening a stable food supply, especially for low-income residents. Elvira Pasillas, professor at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESO), noted that low-income households spend nearly
gas, an important input for nitrogen-based fertilisers such as urea. The impact on Grosvenor will be limited, Preston added, because the organisation does not use much fertiliser and relies on cow dung, where possible
gas. The UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced more [support on bills](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/15/rachel-reeves-energy-bill-support-business-iran-war) for the most energy-intensive businesses in April, but now faces fresh calls to cut costs for the food sector. Helen
rising prices of goods in the markets or potential shortages of petroleum products, with repercussions across multiple sectors,” Nasr told Al Jazeera. “Fragile economies like Yemen’s are particularly vulnerable to such external shocks, meaning
rises driven by Iran war as economic confidence plummets” and “UK prepared to deploy RAF Typhoons to keep Strait of Hormuz open after Iran war.” Earlier this month, The Independent reported that Prime Minister Keir
impact of the war in Iran on cash-strapped households. The chancellor told MPs on Thursday she would also raise more tax from global oil firms operating in the UK, to help meet the costs
gas and electricity bills in UK homes. Increased fuel and energy prices are expected to be joined by rising food costs later this year, as the disruption to shipping routes and the flow of fuel
family car with petrol up by around £14. A tank of diesel became £27 more expensive. The price of petrol reached 158.5p a litre on 19 May, the highest since the war began. Diesel