The war in Iran (or whose war is it anyways?)

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Trump’s Iran War to Spike US Grocery Costs, Threaten Global Food Crisis​

One expert warned of a “direct hit on consumer prices” if the Iran war persists.​

Brad Reed / Mar 18, 2026
President Donald Trump’s unprovoked and unconstitutional war against Iran has already been raising gas prices for US drivers, and could soon raise the cost of food both in the US and all over the world.

NBC News reported on Tuesday that the price of diesel fuel has now soared above $5 per gallon for the first time since December 2022. If the price of diesel remains high, the report explained, it will raise the price of all goods delivered by trucks throughout the US, including food.
Trump’s Unprovoked War on Iran Triggers 10% Spike in Global Oil Prices

Paul Dietrich, chief investment strategist at Wedbush Securities, told NBC News that diesel prices will become a “direct hit on consumer prices” if they remain elevated, as “groceries get more expensive, delivery costs rise, and household budgets are tightened.”
“Diesel is what moves the real economy,” explained Dietrich. “It hauls the food, the packages, the building supplies, and the inventory sitting on store shelves.”
The cost of diesel isn’t the only factor that could spike food prices, as the Iran war has also put a strain on fertilizer that farmers need to grow crops.

Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday that there is growing concern that the rising price of fertilizer caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could lead to a global food crisis.
As Al Jazeera explained, almost half of the global supply of urea, the most commonly used fertilizer, is shipped from Middle Eastern nations through the Strait of Hormuz.
With the strait closed by Iran in response to US and Israeli attacks, Al Jazeera wrote, “urea export prices from the Middle East have surged by about 40%, rising from just less than $500 to a little more than $700 per metric ton as of last Friday.”

Trump's Iran War to Spike US Grocery Costs, Threaten Global Food Crisis | Common Dreams

President Trump's war on Iran is driving up diesel and fertilizer prices, which could soon lead to higher food costs worldwide.

www.commondreams.org

bold emphasis sear's: "global food crisis" means higher food prices, potential supply shortages in the U.S., and likely expanding shortages / famine abroad. Does Trump care?

 

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Cross posted from Quotable Quotes thread

"I have decided that we will not have public hearings because I do not believe the administration's decision-makers should be subject to public questioning by senators." ~ Sen. Jim Risch, Foreign Relations Committee Chair, asked when there will be public hearings about the war

 

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Jogging could get people killed???

 

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"I have decided that we will not have public hearings because I do not believe the administration's decision-makers should be subject to public questioning by senators." ~ Sen. Jim Risch, Foreign Relations Committee Chair, asked when there will be public hearings about the war

a) ! !
b) I'm not sure if this is cataclysmic, or merely catastrophic.

There's not a lot of ambiguity here. Trump criticizes the regime in Iran for killing protesters, while Trump's own regime is bumping off citizens in Minnesota.
The white house East wing has been reduced to rubble, and carted away.
The Trump administration has chosen to wage War on Iran again, the second time in his second administration, it's been less than a month, and has already elicited the word "quagmire" in the press.

Trump has burnished his own reputation for over-promising, and under-delivering. And his second term isn't half over. - o m g -
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"Beam me up Scotty!" Rep. James Traficant [D-OH]