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    Tracking gas and oil prices as war with Iran escalates
  • Burned vehicles sit near an oil storage facility struck by a U.S.-Israeli attack late Saturday as a thick plume of smoke rises in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026.
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  • A man stands atop a petrol tanker truck at an Indian Oil fuel station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on March 4, 2026.
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    Trump wanted India off Russian oil. His war with Iran is now undermining that goal
  • Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after US and Israeli attacks, leaving numerous fuel tankers and vehicles in the area unusable in Tehran, Iran on Sunday.
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    Week 2 of Iran: Military momentum meets economic and political reality
  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, March 8, 2026.
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  • Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after US and Israeli attacks, leaving numerous fuel tankers and vehicles in the area unusable in Tehran, Iran on Sunday.
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