Picture of the Day: Gas Prices Set to Rise in South Korea
An electronic bulletin board shows gasoline and diesel prices at a gas station in Seoul on March 2, 2026, with the prices set to rise as the Iran war threatens shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. (Yonhap)
The Iranian Navy is all but extinct, Iran’s missile launchers and factories are being rapidly destroyed, and President Trump has suggested US Navy ships will be escorting civilians through that area.
The rise in fuel prices will likely be very short-lived.
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