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Did Trump’s Iran War Start a Global Food Crisis?

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The global trade crisis sparked by Donald Trump’s illegal war in Iran may soon become a global food crisis, as farmers facing surging fertilizer prices warn they won’t be able to plant their crops, according to a report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Fertilizer prices are rising due to the halt of trade through the Strait of Hormuz,…

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