Iran war pushes diesel – the economy’s lifeblood – to record high prices, with no relief on the horizon
2 sources·Updated September 18, 2026

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- RNZ Business NZ·10h agoFuel prices see first rise in four months amid renewed US-Iran conflict
Stats NZ figures showed petrol prices rose 2 percent in July and diesel prices were up nearly 9 percent.
Read at RNZ Business NZ → - The Conversation US·15h agoIran war pushes diesel – the economy’s lifeblood – to record high prices, with no relief on the horizon
Diesel fuel prices are at all-time highs in the United States. Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Diesel fuel prices in the U.S. continue to break all-time records, hitting $6.28 a gallon as a national average on Sept. 14, 2026, and they aren’t likely to come…
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