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Trump's Gas Prices Lie, in the Face of U.S. 'Energy Independence' and His War on Iran - FIVE MINUTE NEWS
Gasoline prices in the United States often feel disconnected from a simple expectation: if a country produces more oil than anyone else in the world, shouldn’t fuel be cheap? Yet Americans frequently face high prices at the pump, even during periods of record domestic production.
The explanation lies not in a single cause, but in a complex mix of engineering constraints, global market dynamics, and structural mismatches within the U.S. energy system, compounded by Donald Trump's war with Iran. - 04/28/2026.