US faces rising costs with Iran war driving energy prices, inflation higher

Al Jazeera 2026-05-12 Signs of the Times Global Source

Consumer prices spike in April, driven by soaring energy costs, with petrol prices up nearly 30 percent since last year.

Prophecy Correlations

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Famines, Pestilences, and Earthquakes In Progress

The headline describes rising energy prices and inflation affecting consumers, which aligns with the prophecy of 'Famines, Pestilences, and Earthquakes' in various places. Economic crisis and resource scarcity (manifested here as energy inflation) are part of the 'birth pangs' of end-times upheaval. The spike in petrol costs represents the type of economic disruption prophesied as characteristic of the latter days.