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Crude oil surged past $100 for the first time since May as military tensions with Iran intensify. Americans have paid $56.4 billion more for gas since the war began.
Crude oil surged past $100 a barrel for the first time since May as military tensions with Iran intensified. The spike was direct: military escalation, supply concerns, price jump. Americans have now paid $56.4 billion more for gas since the war began — a number that spans every fill-up at the pump, every delivery truck, every heating bill since conflict started.
Oil prices at $100 aren't an abstraction. That translates to everything in the economy getting more expensive in compounding ways. Transportation costs rise, which makes food more expensive. Goods shipped overseas cost more to bring in. Heating and electricity follow. The war's economic impact is no longer speculative — it's quantified and hitting households directly.
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