Politics
Trump blames Ukrainian strikes and US refinery closures for high gasoline prices
October 5, 2026 at 06:33 PM · Updated 11d ago
Coverage
4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 2 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Trump blames Democrats and Ukraine for soaring US fuel prices, not Iran war
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SNSky News Arabia
ترامب: حرب إيران ليست سبب غلاء البنزين
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MAMasrawy
ترامب: أزمة البنزين سببها هجمات أوكرانيا على مصافي روسيا وليس مضيق هرمز
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يواليوم السابع
ترامب: ضرب أوكرانيا مصاف النفط بروسيا سبب ارتفاع سعر البنزين وليس مضيق هرمز
(opens the publisher’s site)President Trump said gasoline prices are driven by Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and US refinery closures, not the Strait of Hormuz.
- Trump said Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries are a factor pushing up gasoline prices.
- Trump blamed Democrats for closing US refineries, citing California specifically.
- Trump said record quantities of oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz nearly daily.
- Trump stated the Strait of Hormuz is no longer the main cause of higher gasoline prices.
- The average US gasoline price is $4.36 per gallon, up from $2.98 in late February.
- Analysts report oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have plunged 97% since the conflict began.
- Polls show most Americans blame Trump's policies for the fuel price surge ahead of the US midterm elections.