# Iran war driving up inflation for Americans, CBO report says

https://mins.news/en/item/59811

- NBC News, 2026-09-15 18:49 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/iran-war-driving-inflation-americans-cbo-report-says-rcna597978

> The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the war with Iran has caused more than one-third of this year’s increase in inflation and will push prices higher again in the first quarter of next year, according to a report released Tuesday.

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