prior to the war

Iran’s production dropped to 2.3 million barrels a day in May, down from 3.2 million barrels a day prior to the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Inflation, which measures the rate at which prices rise, had been falling in the UK and globally prior to the war.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Jay Hatfield, chief investment officer at Infrastructure Capital Advisors, expects excess production by the group above levels prior to the war to “quickly make up shortfalls” in crude stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

McKinney said that just prior to the war, the cost of a ton of fertilizer was $790.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

For some years prior to the war Admiral von Tirpitz had devoted himself to the problem of under water protection, to localize the effect of torpedo and mine on the hull of a ship.

From A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens