Go and get the oil yourselves theme
Doesn't seem to be a shortage of tuk-tuk drivers who would consider taking the detour to Iran to refuel.
Trump: Go and get the oil yourselves. U.S. President Donald Trump urges countries affected by high oil prices due to the blocked Strait of Hormuz to either buy oil from the U.S. or 'go there and get it.' He writes this in a post on his platform Truth Social.
The price of crude oil has increased by 45 percent since the U.S. and Israel began their attacks on the regime in Iran on February 28. See the article on SVT Nyheter.
This is how people around the world are affected by the rising oil price. Everyone from barbers in Nigeria to various types of drivers worldwide feel the consequences of the rising oil price.
One of them is Uch Lout, who drives a tuk-tuk in Cambodia: – It has affected my business so much that I have barely been able to save money for my children's school fees.
In the USA, the gasoline price reached its highest level since 2022 on Tuesday, reports AP. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil passes, is reflected in fuel prices around the world. See the report on SVT News.