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Inflation Hits Highest Level in Years Thanks to Trump’s Iran War

Apr 10, 2026Left

Inflation has hit record highs in the U.S. thanks primarily to the war President Trump and Israel started on Iran. The most recent consumer price index report reveals inflation rose by 3.3 percent in March from one year ago, with energy prices being hit particularly hard. Gas prices went up a record 21.2 percent in just one month, and energy prices rose…

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