What happened: Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said Tuesday farmers are already dealing with higher energy prices amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. “I don’t know when you’ll see at the grocery store, but I’m telling you, farmers are feeling it...
Cross-source context: Guardian Environment highlights the war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don’t believe those who tout ‘maximising the North Sea’ as our salvation, says Guardian columnist... Mother Jones highlights the war with Iran has brought shipping traffic to a virtual standstill in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow Persian Gulf channel through which roughly one-fifth... That has sent fossil fuel prices surging—and with them, the potential for profit. Grist highlights fighting in the Middle East had limted the flow of oil and gas, bringing higher bills for consumers and windfalls for fossil fuel companies.
What to watch next: movement around farmers, already.