Escalating Middle East Conflict Worsens Global Fuel Crisis

The nearly two-week war in the Middle East has taken a vicarious form after US and Israeli attacks on Iran. Iran has been attacking US military bases in the Gulf, laying landmines in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, blocking oil-carrying ships. This has deepened the global fuel crisis. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a big claim on Thursday. He told The New York Times that last week the United States had asked Ukraine for help in the midst of the Iran war. Zelensky claimed that Kiev had provided interceptor drones and experts to help protect US military bases in Jordan. The big thing is that Ukraine, which has been fighting Russia for the past four years and has been pleading with the United States for money from weapons for this war, is just as desperate to help Ukraine in a war.