“Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, which tracks U.S. gasoline prices, estimated that 60% to 65% of the recent diesel price spike stems from Ukrainian attacks on Russian facilities, with the remainder caused by Iran’s efforts to choke off transit through the Strait of Hormuz and other vital transit points.”
https://politifact.com/article/2026/sep/15/diesel-oil-russia-ukraine-prices/
It is my belief that one world government power brokers want an economically interconnected/dependant world economy. Russia got fertilizer and diesel production. US is to de industrialize, China heavy industry and manufacturing. Trump upset the apple cart