# Iran war: How US consumers spent an additional $100bn on fuel

https://mins.news/en/item/48169

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-07 09:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/7/iran-war-how-us-consumers-spent-an-additional-100bn-on-fuel?traffic_source=rss

> US consumers have paid an extra $100bn for petrol and diesel in the six months since the US-Israel war on Iran began, according to a Brown University tracker. That amounts to about $763 per household. Petrol prices rose 39% and diesel more than 60%, adding costs throughout the food supply chain.

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