‘Little doubt’ Americans will see record gas prices if Trump follows through on Iran deadline threats, expert says

NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘Little doubt’ Americans will see record gas prices if Trump follows through on Iran deadline threats, expert saysThe president said a ‘whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again’ ahead of Tuesday evening's deadlineKatie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 07 April 2026 23:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953314","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-threats-gas-prices-b2953314.html","title":"‘Record’ gas prices expected if Trump follows through on Iran threats, expert says"}}CloseRelated: Pope Leo says Trump threats against Iran are 'unacceptable'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US...