US-Iran War Week 3: Allies Balk, Oil Prices Surge

Picture this: you're filling up in Tacoma, Washington, and regular unleaded stares back at you from $5.30 a gallon. That's no dystopian novel—it's reality right now, courtesy of the US-Iran war grinding into its third week. Pump prices jumped 30 cents there alone this week, per local reports. Meanwhile, back on the battlefield, the US military just updated the injury tally to around 200 troops. Most got hurt in those chaotic opening days, but the numbers only surfaced recently.

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