Indians line up for these flatbreads. But now gas is running short.

Kitchens across India are running low on gas as the U.S. and Israeli assault on Iran sends shockwaves through a country heavily dependent on Gulf oil imports.

DELHI, India — Abhishekh Dixit’s restaurant has been serving stuffed flatbreads for over a century, relying on gas cylinders to keep the stoves hot and the customers fed.

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But those cylinders are in short supply as India’s liquefied petroleum gas imports face the squeeze of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran.

“Even in the black market, there is no certainty that I will get any gas or not,” Dixit, 47, said, sitting outside his restaurant, Parawthe Wala, in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk market. “Everything is being affected, and our suppliers have raised prices by up to 5%.”