Israeli-US war on Iran drives costs up, forcing aid cuts worldwide

Israeli-US war on Iran drives costs up, forcing aid cuts worldwide The Israeli-US war on Iran is driving up global costs and undermining humanitarian operations, forcing aid groups to scale back support even as needs surge. So said the Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan Egeland, who warned that rising energy prices are making essential relief work far more expensive, from transport to basic services. “We have 1,500 vehicles in our operations; they run on diesel.