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Trump Says $4 a Gallon Gas ‘Not Very High’ Given Importance of Stopping Iran From Getting a Nuclear Weapon

AAA said the national average reached $4.093 a gallon as Trump said prices are lower than expected during the Iran conflict.

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The U.S. president played down prices at the pump averaging $4.09 a gallon nationwide, saying the cost wasn’t so great relative to the risk of evening higher prices tied to keeping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. “Well, they’re not very high, if you look at what they were supposed to be in order to get rid of a nuclear weapon,” Trump told reporters about gas prices before a planned trip to Las Vegas. The president repeated a past claim that …

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US President Donald Trump said at the White House on Thursday that gas prices "are not very high," and suggested that oil prices will fall from pre-war levels once an agreement is reached, notes CNN. Trump linked the evolution of the energy market to ongoing negotiations and possible agreements that could influence the cost of oil internationally. "Well, they're not very high, if you look at what they should have been, to get rid of a nuclear we…

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Mediaite broke the news in United States on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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