Seyed Abbas
Araghchi claimed intelligence reveals U.S. government elements using media to
inflate energy prices for personal gain, keeping President Trump stuck in the
six-month war that started with U.S.-Israel strikes on February 28.
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have slashed oil flows, driving diesel up 91 percent, gasoline up 77 percent, and crude oil up 31 percent year over year, with U.S. diesel now at $5.62 a gallon.
Critics like Jason Brodsky dismissed the accusations as Iranian information warfare, while mediators push to reopen shipping lanes and ease tensions.