Two months into the Iran war, almost everybody is a loser

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Men watch from a hillside as a plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, in Tehran, Iran.
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A conflict Trump said would be swift is dragging much of the world into a widening quagmire, with few coming out ahead
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Analysis The weirdest aspect of the Iran war that has befuddled oil experts
For two months, the economic narrative about the Iran war boiled down to this: Oil and gas prices are really high, exacerbating an affordability problem that could send America’s economy into the toilet. But prices aren’t as high as they should be, considering the historic destruction of the world’s oil supply.
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As prices rise and jobs disappear, people across Iran say essentials like food and medicine are becoming out of reach.

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