A September 25 post claims gasoline prices are up 95% and diesel 119% in 2026, arguing that expensive diesel hurts the global economy beyond the impact of gasoline costs on consumers. A separate post says Pakistan’s prime minister warned that the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb must not become “chokepoints of confrontation.” That post says Hormuz carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply and warns that escalation would raise oil prices, shipping costs and inflation.