Trump Says Iran War Is Not Behind High Gasoline Prices

US President Donald Trump has rejected the idea that the war with Iran is driving higher gasoline prices, pointing instead to damage to Russian refineries and refinery closures in the United States.

Trump said the Strait of Hormuz was no longer the reason for rising prices at the pump. His remarks shifted the focus from the shipping route to disruptions in refining.

He cited damage inflicted on Russian refineries by Ukrainian attacks as one source of the problem.

Trump also blamed the closure of refineries in US states governed by Democrats, placing domestic refining capacity alongside the damage in Russia in his explanation for higher gasoline prices.