The Center for Economic and Policy Research, co-founded by Dean Baker, is tracking how the unresolved situation in Iran is driving up prices and impacting global energy supplies.

The entities involved

• Center for Economic and Policy Research →

  progressive American think tank

  Nothing else this week.

• Middle East →

  geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

  • A US Air Force base in Fairford, located near the Oxfordshire border, is being utilized due to actions in the Middle East.Mon 17:54
  • Authorities are investigating an incident at a base in Fairford, with possible links to Iran and Russia.Mon 17:54

Related events

• The Middle East conflict is causing oil prices to rise, leading to regulator price hikes that are now pressuring Prime Minister Andy Burnham.Aug 26
• The conflict involving Iran in the Middle East is causing disruptions that are driving up global energy costs and impacting the Federal Reserve's policies.Jun 7
• Fuel issues in the Middle East affect industry while the IRHA annual conference is underway in Killarney.Sep 4
• Attacks on vital energy infrastructure intensify the US-Iran war, leading to global energy supply chain disruptions and talks regarding conflict resolution.Sep 21
• Strikes on oil tankers are underway, disrupting supply chains amidst the ongoing escalation of the Iran and US conflict in the Middle East.Sep 9