Sri Lanka fuel crisis: Prices surge due to US-Israeli war on Iran
Apr 6, 2026
The US-Israeli war on Iran is piling pressure on Sri Lanka's fragile economy, still recovering from its financial crisis four years
Apr 6, 2026
The US-Israeli war on Iran is piling pressure on Sri Lanka's fragile economy, still recovering from its financial crisis four years ago. Fuel prices have surged with petrol and diesel now being rationed. Electricity costs are also up 25 percent.
As Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo, many people are struggling to cope.