Global fuel price protests
Surging fuel prices tied to the Iran war have sparked street protests across multiple continents. Oil climbed back above $100 a barrel after fresh US strikes on Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf and renewed fighting in Yemen threatened shipping through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, with US analysts forecasting a roughly 30% jump in heating-oil costs this winter. In Syria, a roughly 40% government-imposed hike in diesel prices (to about $1.43 a liter) triggered the largest demonstrations since the fall of the Assad government two years ago, including tire-burning and highway blockades in Aleppo and along the Hasaka-Deir ez-Zor corridor; analysts note the unrest has begun shifting from purely economic grievances toward calls to remove officials, including the energy minister.
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16 September 2026
- Skyrocketing fuel prices spark protests around the globe CNN
- Skyrocketing fuel prices spark protests around the globe as US-Iran conflict squeezes energy supplies CNN