Trump has a ‘nuclear option’ to bring down gas prices - will he use it and will it work?

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump has a ‘nuclear option’ to bring down gas prices - will he use it and will it work?The national average cost for a gallon of gas stood at $4.53 Wednesday - up from $2.98 two days before the conflict erupted February 28Brendan Rascius in New York Wednesday 06 May 2026 19:53 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":"b2971662","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gas-oil-prices-nuclear-option-b2971662.html","title":"Trump has a ‘nuclear option’ to bring down gas prices. Will it work?"}}CloseIran military shares propaganda video depicting Trump in Super Mario ‘eating’ oil barrelsSign 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","...