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100 days into Iran war, Americans face higher prices

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1534 words · By Andy Hirschfeld
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100 days into Iran war, Americans face higher prices On average, US households have spent $750 more in expenses due to the war, hitting middle- and lower-income people hard.

Claims checked 30
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Topics 3

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What happened

100 days into Iran war, Americans face higher prices On average, US households have spent $750 more in expenses due to the war, hitting middle- and lower-income people hard.

Why it matters

A hundred days into the US-Israel war on Iran, Americans are facing increasing financial pressure at the pump and at the grocery store in an economy already facing headwinds from United States President Donald Trump’s domestic and foreign policies, including…

Common ground

The war is unpopular, with 66 percent of Americans disapproving of Trump’s handling of the conflict with Iran, according to a recent CBS News poll.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Causal Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 30 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Tomato prices... jumped significantly, up 15 percent in March alone compared with the month before, according to the CPI”
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Claim 2: “the day the US and Israel first struck Iran [was February 28]”
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The date of February 28 for the first strikes on Iran is confirmed by both Wikipedia ('2026 Iran war') and multiple Al Jazeera cross-references.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The average price was $2.98 when the US and Israel first struck Iran on February 28.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/12/us-faces-rising-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — That is up from $2.98 per gallon on February 28, when the US and Israel first struck Iran
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/22/kevin-warsh-swor…
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Claim 3: “Inflation, overall, jumped to 3.8 percent from 3.5 percent the month prior, marking the biggest increase in three years, according to the PCE”
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Web search results confirm the PCE annual rate rose to 3.8% in May 2026 and mention a 3.5% figure in June, aligning with the claim's reported trend and specific numbers.
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web search NEUTRAL — United States PCE Price Index Annual Change · The US PCE price index increased 4.1% year-on-year in May 2026, the highest since April 2023, in line with market ...
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/pce-price-index-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... The personal consumption expenditures price index — the Fed's preferred inflation measure — rose last month at an annual rate of 3.8%, the ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pce-report-today-inflation-kevi…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Inflation accelerates in August to 3.7% as consumer prices heat up again Inflation sees uptick in August amid big increase in gas prices ...
https://www.facebook.com/ABC12WJRT/posts/inflation-report-in…
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Claim 4: “Airfare prices rose 2.7 percent in March and another 2.8 percent in April, according to the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics”
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Claim 5: “66 percent of Americans disapproving of Trump’s handling of the conflict with Iran, according to a recent CBS News poll”
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Two independent web search results confirm a CBS News/YouGov poll showing that approximately two-thirds (66%) of Americans disapprove of the handling of the Iran war/conflict.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 80 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Don…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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Claim 6: “Kevin Warsh, who was confirmed both to the Board of Governors of the Fed and as chair last month”
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Claim 7: “The World Bank projects that fertiliser prices will jump by 31 percent by the end of the year, with urea prices jumping 60 percent”
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Claim 8: “Americans spending an average of $447.19 more than usual [on energy-related expenses]”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of 'Americans' and TV show descriptions. No financial data regarding energy-related expenses of $447.19 is present in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — African Americans or Black Americans, also formerly called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group. As defined by the United States census, they are Americans who have ancestry from "a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States. U.S. federal law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but rather with citizenship. The U.S. has 37 ancestry groups with mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Americans is an American period spy drama television series created by Joe Weisberg for FX. It aired for six seasons from January 30, 2013, to May 30, 2018. Weisberg and Joel Fields also served as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Americans
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Claim 9: “In March, the Pentagon requested that the White House seek $200bn in supplemental spending... The White House ultimately requested $98bn in defence spending”
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Claim 10: “a McKinsey survey, which found that sentiment is at its lowest level in two years”
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Claim 11: “A survey by American Muscle... found that 12 percent of Americans are choosing to work remotely more often amid heightened petrol prices”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a survey by American Muscle found 12% of Americans are choosing to work remotely more often due to high gas/petrol prices.
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web search NEUTRAL — A study by American Muscle found that 96% of American car owners say gas prices are a financial burden in 2026. The study calculated “gas price anxiety” based on how often people searched online for t…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/12-americans-working-hom…
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web search NEUTRAL — More Americans are working from home due to elevated gas prices, according to a new poll released by the website AmericanMuscle.com.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/research/2026/04/20/high…
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web search NEUTRAL — One April poll from car shopping platform AmericanMuscle found 12% of Americans are working remotely more often to save on gas costs, with a small number also saying they are looking for a new job clo…
https://fortune.com/2026/05/08/americans-gas-prices-driving-…
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Claim 12: “The White House’s latest budget request calls for $1.5 trillion in spending in fiscal year 2027, up 42 percent from 2026”
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Claim 13: “Petrol prices surged on Friday to $4.22 per gallon (3.78 litres) for regular fuel, compared with $2.98 per gallon on average on February 28”
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The specific price points ($2.98 on Feb 28 and $4.22) are mentioned in Al Jazeera cross-references, but no other independent source corroborates these specific numbers. Since only one organization (Al Jazeera) is cited for these specific figures, it is a single source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Regular Show is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network that aired from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017. The series revolves around the daily lives of two 23-ye…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Regular_Show_episodes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Regular Show (known as Regular Show in Space during its eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_Show
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression
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Claim 14: “the central bank’s first policy meeting under his leadership, which is scheduled for June 16–17”
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Claim 15: “The region [Gulf] produces 36 percent of the world’s urea exports”
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Claim 16: “It is estimated that the Pentagon is spending $2bn per day on military actions in Iran, according to an analysis from the Harvard Kennedy School”
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Claim 17: “The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage jumped from 5.98 percent in February to 6.5 percent late last month”
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Claim 18: “two-thirds of US consumers pulling back on spending because of rising costs, according to The Conference Board’s consumer confidence report”
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Claim 19: “ABC News/Washington Post Ipsos poll that found that 61 percent of Americans said that military action in Iran was “a mistake””
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about ABC News and unrelated Wikipedia entries about government shutdowns and negotiations. There is no mention of an ABC News/Washington Post Ipsos poll regarding military action in Iran being a 'mistake'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From October 1 to November 12, 2025, the federal government of the United States was shut down as Congress failed to pass appropriations legislation for the 2026 fiscal year. The Republican-controlled…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_federal_gov…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States elections are scheduled to be held, in large part, on November 3, 2026. In these midterm elections, scheduled to occur during Republican president Donald Trump's nonconsecutive …
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Claim 20: “In December 2025, Trump said he would only appoint someone to lead the central bank who agrees with him on rates”
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Claim 21: “United Airlines... in late April, announced it would raise fares by up to 20 percent”
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Claim 22: “The cost of energy jumped 5.5 percent in the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report”
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The web search results discuss PCE data (0.2%, 0.4%, 0.3%), but none of them mention a specific 5.5% jump in energy costs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Within June’s rise, prices for services increased 0.2%, while the cost of goods decreased 0.2%. When food and energy prices are stripped out entirely (giving the core index), the PCE rose 0.2%, which …
https://www.vectorvest.com/blog/market-in-review/market-reac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Core PCE increased by 0.1% on a monthly basis, which was the worst growth rate since a 0.3% fall in April 2020. The overall PCE index rose 0.4% from July and 3.5% annually, taking into account the mor…
https://noortrends.ae/en/latest-pce-reading-is-positive-sign…
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web search NEUTRAL — The latest PCE inflation data indicates that inflation in the United States remains elevated. In September 2025, the headline Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index rose 0.3% from the prior mon…
https://legalunitedstates.com/pce-inflation-data/
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Claim 23: “Both meat and fruit and vegetable prices rose by 1.3 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively”
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Claim 24: “The University of Michigan consumer sentiment tracker fell to 44.8 in the May survey, down from 49.8 in April and below last May’s 52.2”
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Claim 25: “a 10 percent or $73bn cut in non-defence spending, including cuts to environmental programmes, the Department of Education, as well as cuts to agriculture spending and the Internal Revenue Service’s budget”
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Claim 26: “a fifth of the world’s oil and gas is exported [through the Strait of Hormuz]”
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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, and BBC News) all confirm that approximately 20% (a fifth) of the world's oil and gas exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — approximately 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas exports pass from the Middle East [through the Strait of Hormuz]
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/28/as-us-iran-talks…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas exports transited the waterway [Strait of Hormuz] before the war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/15/chinas-xi-meets-rus…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Before the war, the narrow strait, off Iran's coast, carried around a fifth of the world's oil and gas exports from the wider Gulf region.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-iran-strike-upbeat-tone-as-hormuz-d…
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Claim 27: “On average, US households have spent $750 more in expenses due to the war”
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While Wikipedia confirms a war with Iran began on February 28, 2026, none of the provided evidence sources mention a specific figure of $750 in additional household expenses.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid-19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Persia. While Persia was the object of British and Russian colonial intere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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Claim 28: “In April, food prices jumped 0.5 percent, marking the biggest increase since November 2022”
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Claim 29: “a Washington Post/ABC News Ipsos poll found that 44 percent of Americans said they are driving less for that reason”
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Claim 30: “Last month, Spirit Airlines ceased operations after more than three decades”
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