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“Trump's Playing POWER Politics” - Xi Meeting SCRAPPED As Trump Focuses On Iran War

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🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Diesel nears $5 as the Iran conflict squeezes global supply, raising fears of rising costs and economic slowdown. The panel breaks down short-term vs long-term impact, recession risks, and how global chokepoints like Hormuz and Malacca shape energy, trade, and power.

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0:30.1

US diesel prices soar to almost $5 as Iran war pinches global supply.

0:37.3

Rob, if you can pull up the AAA gas prices for the last 30 days while I'm reading this

0:41.7

article, that'd be great.

0:43.0

U.S. diesel prices have jumped to more than a third, more than a third over the past

0:46.8

month to almost $5 a gallon as the war in Iran.

0:50.5

Average diesel prices at the pump $499 on Monday, a 30 percent 37 percent increase a month ago as the

0:59.4

blockage of Strait of Hormuz chokes energy supplies it marks the highest price for diesel a fuel that is

1:04.1

vital for industry since the aftermath of Russia full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 diesel costs rocket and float back down, said Ed Hears and energy economists at the University of Houston.

1:15.7

The only thing that Donald Trump's administration can do is finish this war.

1:20.6

The diesel surge is pushing up costs for motorists and farmers threatening to trigger spiraling costs for consumers

1:28.1

across the world's largest economy at a time when the president is battling an affordability crisis,

1:33.6

Tom. So right now, diesel's $5 a gallon and gas is about gasoline, regular automotive gas,

1:39.9

is creeping up now. It's crossed $3.80 a gallon. This is going to start having a pinch on

1:45.7

the consumer. For everybody that says it's going to be runaway inflation, that's not correct.

1:50.1

This will be a short-term inflationary catalyst. However, frequently, when this is short-term,

1:59.0

people that are paying for transport, product makers, produce makers,

2:03.1

they'll eat a short-term increase because they don't actually don't want to raise prices on the consumer right away because that's how you lose market share. You know what I mean, Pat? You and I are making products at a company. Oh, diesel is up for a week.

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