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Trump urges acceptance of higher gas prices for Iran goal

Published 15 August 2026

President Donald Trump on August 14 urged Americans to accept rising gasoline prices as a necessary cost of restraining Iran's nuclear ambitions, a message delivered as a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues to disrupt global oil supplies.

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