PM predicts Scarcity from US/Israel Iran strike
Weeks after a United States of America (USA) military drone strike in St Vincent and the Grenadines waters, scaring fisherfolk and killing three St. Lucians onboard a go-fast boat, more USA bombs, this time in Iran, will once again affect St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG).
“The bombs may not fall here, but they have serious implications for us and for other countries around the region, one of which, of course, immediately, you have conflict in the Middle East, you have the concern about energy and fuel cost shocks that will affect us,” Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday said at a press conference in Kingstown on March 3, 2026
The prime minister stressed that although the USA bombs are not falling on SVG, the impacts will be felt locally.
“We face the high likelihood of experiencing severe energy and fuel cost shocks over the next 12 months. Of course, it all depends on how this conflict plays out, whether it’s terminated fairly quickly, but we anticipate that there is going to be a very high risk of us experiencing, you know, increasing costs…” Dr. Friday told reporters.
On February 28, 2026, the USA and Israel launched coordinated air and missile strikes on targets inside Iran, killing its president and several senior administration officials.
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