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‘A dollar or two increase is devastating’: US readers on toll of rising gas prices

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

Boiling milk and worrying about the Iran war: A New Year dawns in Sri Lanka

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