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Iran War Disruption of Oil Chokepoints
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Where it stands
The Iran war has disrupted key oil chokepoints, including the Strait of Hormuz. On September 13, US diesel reached a record $6.05 per gallon and regular gasoline averaged $4.29; the report says the disruption remains, with no restoration of transit reported.
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The story so far
Update 1
US Diesel Hits Record $6.05 as Iran War Chokes Off Oil
AAA puts diesel at $6.05 and gasoline at $4.29 as Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and a Saudi bypass fail at once, turning fuel into food inflation.
What moved
- Diesel surpasses $6 per gallon for the first time nationally.
- Diesel hits $6.05 and gasoline $4.29 in AAA data reported by MS NOW.
Still open after this report
- No settled figure for Sept. 13 amid competing $6.05 versus $6.20 diesel readings.
- No quantified pass-through rate from diesel to food prices, only direction and lag.
History
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Who's involved
Places
- Bab al-Mandab StraitBab al-Mandab Strait1 report
- Perim IslandPerim Island, Yemen1 report
- Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia1 report
- Strait of HormuzStrait of Hormuz1 report
- United StatesUnited States1 report
- YanbuYanbu Saudi Arabia1 report
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