1. United States
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Oppose the continued prosecution of the Iran war. It is bleeding American consumers dry, and the numbers prove it. Gasoline is up 9.1% in a single month. Unleaded gas has risen 45% since the war began in late February. Diesel, which powers farms, trucking, and manufacturing, has soared 70% over the same period. This is not an abstraction. The BLS confirmed overall inflation hit 3.7% in September, driven overwhelmingly by war-fueled energy costs. Wages are growing at only 3% annually. Paychecks have not outpaced inflation since March. Every week this war continues, working people fall further behind. The Iran war is the engine of this inflation crisis. End it.