Central banks confront spectre of inflation as Iran war escalates
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The article indicates that the escalating Iran war is now materially affecting global energy infrastructure, with strikes on Iranian and Qatari natural gas facilities driving price spikes and widening the conflict's economic impact well beyond the battlefield. In the context of the already high-intensity US/Israel-Iran war, this represents a significant escalation with immediate implications for maritime security, global inflation, and broader international instability.
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