LPG prices have surged since 17 October, when two Iranian border crossings closed, halting imports, traders say, in the latest energy shock since the US-Iran war began in February. Rashid Ali, 33, a father of two, waits for customers while offering rides in his liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered motorised auto-rickshaw along a road in Lahore, Pakistan, October 30, 2026.