17/09/2026
๐จ GLOBAL FUEL PROTESTS ERUPT AS IRAN WAR PUSHES OIL PAST $100
Protesters are erupting across the globe as the months-long US-Iran war drives oil prices back above $100 a barrel. In southern France, fishermen blockaded a major fuel depot and clashed with police, with their mayor calling it a "profound crisis that demands an urgent response."
In Portugal, protesters marched straight to the Prime Minister's home, while the country's firefighters warn fuel costs are becoming unsustainable. In the Philippines, union leaders have been marching since March, saying they're "being hit by poverty and hunger" from a war their country isn't even fighting in.
The reason: the war has choked off both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, two of the world's most critical oil routes. Analysts now warn US heating oil prices could jump 30% this winter.
One war. Zero bombs on France, Portugal, or the Philippines. Yet people in all three are burning tires, marching on palaces, and running out of patience.
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