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- The United States and Israel’s war against Iran has driven oil above $100 a barrel.
- Protesters burned tires and cars in Guatemala and Syria to denounce rising energy costs.
- Diesel hit $9 a gallon in Portugal, prompting drivers to honk as traffic crawled.
- Asian developing nations dependent on Middle Eastern energy carry deep debt from earlier war-impact measures.
- Governments debate raising price hikes versus expanding subsidies that could increase debt.