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Middle East

The US will suffer more from oil  shock than China, Russia, or EU

This will surprise many Americans because Trump and Co. are flooding the zone with age-old misconceptions in order to prevent panic and opposition to the war.

American farmers fertilizer
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Trump risks war backlash from the heartland: American farmers

Even if Gulf shipping reopens tomorrow, supply lags and energy costs are driving fertilizer and other input costs sky high — just in time for planting season

Could US-Iran talks in Islamabad bring gas prices back down?
QiOSK

Could US-Iran talks in Islamabad bring gas prices back down?

Most analysts expect that the disruption to oil markets will take time to settle down, even if a peace deal is reached

Do the math: How much Trump's Iran war will cost you at the pump
Global Crises

Do the math: How much Trump's Iran war will cost you at the pump

With the Strait of Hormuz all but closed, the average US driver is predicted to pay $235 more over the next year

Fighting the same war, again and again
Global Crises

Fighting the same war, again and again

Aggressors rarely emerge victorious from conflict. So why do they fight?

Vatican
Middle East

On war, Trump must remember the wisdom of St. Augustine

The 'just war' theologian understood that force must be governed by prudence, reckoning with second and third order effects. We didn't do that in Iraq, or now