Petrol prices have crossed 150 yen per liter and kept rising, apparently due to instability in the Middle East following the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement:
ガソリンの小売り価格が150円超え…
米国がイラン核合意からの離脱を表明し中東情勢が不安定になった影響と見られている。
Retail petrol prices have passed 150 yen... this is believed to be an effect of the Middle East situation becoming unstable after the US announced its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement.
情勢
じょうせい · JOUSEI
State of affairs, conditions.