Why fuel prices may go higher still

By Joshua Busby, Professor of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, Greg Pollock, Adjunct Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, The Conversation · September 28, 2026

Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.

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