Global Fuel-Price Protests Sparked by the Iran Conflict

Oil prices have risen above $100 per barrel after U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers and renewed fighting in Yemen that threatens the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Analysts project a roughly 30 % jump in U.S. gasoline prices, while households that rely on heating oil face higher winter costs. The price spike has quickly translated into public unrest in several regions.

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• Syria (September 13, 2026) – Demonstrators in Aleppo burned tires and blocked the Hasaka–Deir ez-Zor highway. The government announced a diesel price of 175 Syrian pounds per liter (about $1.43), a ? 40 % increase, and a 25 % rise in gasoline.

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• Guatemala (September 8, scheduled) – Truckers and other groups plan to block highways to demand a price-cap law that would subsidize fuel imports if prices exceed the ceiling. Congress is reviewing the proposal.

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• Portugal – About 80 people marched in Espinho, pressing Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to address rising gas prices and the broader cost-of-living squeeze.

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• France (September 15) – Roughly 50 fishermen seized a fuel depot in Fos-sur-Mer, confronting police. Mayor Philippe Maurizot warned that the local fishing sector faces a “profound crisis” and called for urgent state action.

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• Philippines – Earlier this year, Manila streets filled with marchers demanding relief from steep fuel hikes. Energy Secretary Sharon S. Garin announced a possible reduction of excise taxes, while trade-union leader Jerome Adonis linked the crisis to U.S. actions against Iran.

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• Luis Contreras, president of the Guatemalan Congress, said “Diesel is the engine that drives this country’s economy.”

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• Mayor Philippe Maurizot wrote to the French prime minister that the fishing industry’s “profound crisis” demands an urgent and strong state response.

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• The Portuguese government unveiled a support package for freight transporters, taxi drivers, fire brigades and the social sector to mitigate the fuel-price crunch.

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• Oil price: > $100 /barrel.

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• Syrian diesel: 175 Syrian pounds per liter (? 40 % hike).

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• Philippine gasoline: + 5.68 pesos per liter (? $0.01).

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• Protester counts: ? 80 in Portugal; dozens in Syria; ~50 fishermen in France.

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• “Fuel availability, rising prices, falling purchasing power, and poor services are all reasons that have accumulated public resentment, although demands are also shifting toward reversing decisions and removing officials, including the energy minister, showing that economic grievances are turning into grievances against the government,” — Muaz Al Abdullah, a Syria analyst at ACLED

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• “Diesel is the engine that drives this country’s economy,” — Luis Contreras

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• “We know that every increase at the pump affects more than the cost of filling up a vehicle. It affects the daily budget of families, the livelihood of our drivers, and the operating costs of businesses,” — Energy Secretary Energy Secretary, said energy secretary

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• “The Philippines should stand up and call for an end to the US aggression against Iran. The impact of the oil disruption affects us all. We might not have been hit by bombs, but we are being hit by poverty and hunger because of the rise in oil prices,” — trade union

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