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Donald Trump’s Iran war hits Americans with $40bn fuel bill

Financial Times · May 18, 2026, 4:00 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Extra spending on petrol and diesel exceeds cost of repairing country’s bridges or rebooting air traffic control

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Donald Trump’s Iran war hits Americans with $40bn fuel bill

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