Blaming Ukraine for rising U.S. diesel prices and inflation is misleading.
The main driver was disruption linked to the Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz, not Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries.
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TIMEThe Diesel Diversion: Trump’s Faulty Attempt to Blame Inflation on UkraineWhy Trump's efforts to pin high gas prices on Ukraine are politically convenient but economically backward.