Trump dismisses gas price concerns saying he’s happy oil is ‘only’ at $92 a barrel after spike from Iran war

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump dismisses gas price concerns saying he’s happy oil is ‘only’ at $92 a barrel after spike from Iran warGas prices remain at highest levels in years amid ongoing war with IranAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 15 April 2026 12:15 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":"b2958080","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-us-war-gas-oil-price-b2958080.html","title":"Trump says he’s happy oil is ‘only’ at $92 a barrel after spike from Iran war"}}CloseTrump says Iran was is 'very close to over'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 politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}As Americans continue to take si...