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impact of the Iran war on consumers, a thinktank has said. Capping legal speeds at 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would help reduce fuel demand and combat [soaring oil prices
energy costs. Most are currently absorbing the costs themselves, but further increases - for example, in food production and transportation - are likely to be passed on to consumers over time. At the same time, while potentially
UK-produced brick prices are 80% up compared to a decade ago, ONS data shows. The cost of insulating materials, metal screws and precast concrete rose by about 50% in four years since 2021, while
price rises that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Households across the world are [spiralling into debt](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/30/rising-costs-forcing-3m-uk-households-skip-meals-which-report), farmers [cannot afford fertiliser](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/23/fertiliser-short-supply-australia-farmers-bread-prices-strait-of-hormuz) and governments are remembering that a dependency
impact on economically poorer countries. Iraq is not shipping or producing oil, which is normally responsible for 85% of revenues. Bangladesh, with significant household needs for gas for cooking, is cut off from Middle East
UK, with the latest figures showing [inflation has risen to 3.3%](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv8l17r51ro) largely due to higher fuel prices. With warnings of higher food costs and travel fares also looming, how high could inflation
impact on the US, the international strategic fallout may prove more long lasting. Photograph: Tim Page/Corbis/Getty Images --- Clearly the domestic US consequences of Iran will never match Vietnam. True, the war was unpopular from