Gas Is Just the Start: What Else the Iran War Could Soon Cost You

President Trump bragged about low gas prices. The Iran conflict has him doing an about-face.

It was only last month, in his State of the Union address, that Trump bragged about gas prices at $2.30 a gallon, a figure that has since soared more than 50%, according to AAA.

Gas is just the start: What else the Iran war could soon cost you

Ever since the US and Israel struck Iran, the jump in oil and gas prices has become a major focus for markets and consumers alike. But that’s only the top of a long list of goods that stand to get…

High gas prices is a good thing, Trump says, and it’s an ‘honor’ to kill Iranians

Some links to Q-related items today Advertisement “We have …plenty of time” = forever war https://t.co/TIWoclvXiN— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) March 13, 2026  Trump justifies high gas prices due to his war in Iran pic.twitter.com/z2GjLemHUK— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) March 12, 2026  Disgusting. He’s fundraising off the return of dead soldiers. https://t.co/EIyD5auJ2V— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) March 13, 2026  Oops… https://t.co/d0v…

Trump defends high gas prices amid Iran war

It looks like President Donald Trump is backtracking his earlier comments about low gas prices. Reportedly, since starting a war with Iran caused oil and gasoline prices to spike, President Trump has pivoted from a focus on keeping energy prices low to painting high oil prices as a positive. “The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” Trump said Thursday on his social me…