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Sunday, May 10, 2026

President Donald Trump's war against Iran -- along with the resulting blockade imposed by both Tehran and Washington -- has sparked fear among experts that the supply of the world's "most-consumed chemical" may soon reach a "critical" shortage, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

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The Iran war is now hurting the clean energy markets, as many byproducts of the oil and gas industry are essential for making solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries, including plastics like ethylene and polypropylene, and sulfuric acid (used to process copper). www.semafor.com/article/05/0 ...

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-- Semafor (@semafor.com) May 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM

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Epstein's Fault

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-09 04:06 PM | Reply

My bad... I thought it was going to empathy.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-05-09 04:37 PM | Reply

This too:

70% of Farmers Can't Afford Fertilizer

www.FarmBureau.org

Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Why Fertilizer Relief is Years Away ...

www.agweb.com

And for the rest of us:

Fertilizer Shortage Likely to Have Knock-On Effect on Food Supply

www.supplychainbrain.com

#3 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-05-10 04:16 PM | Reply

PS - Prices of fertilizer had already increased substantially because of Trump's tariffs, now this.

PSS - Russia was the largest exporter of nitrogen to the U.S. followed by Canada.

Putin now has more reasons to do the happy dance since oil has skyrocketed and Trump is waiving sanctions on Russian oil because of the war HE started.

What a failure - set of failures - by an American president. I hope America can survive him ...

#4 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-05-10 04:24 PM | Reply

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