They want you to blame Iran for inflation.
Iran is not the cause.
The M2 money supply just hit a new all time record high.
When the government prints more money and pumps it into the economy prices go up.
That's the definition of inflation.
Iran is just an excuse.
— middleclassparty (@middle_class_us) May 21, 2026

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— Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) May 21, 2026
FRED M2 data (new ATH) https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SL
Trading Economics M2 record https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/money-supply-m2