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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Leavitt promises Iran war will ‘lower gas prices in long term’ for Americans

As Americans grimace at the higher prices they’ve been forced to pay at the gas pump since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the White House is promising all will be well — or better — once the bombing campaign wraps up.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday claimed the spike in gas prices, which has left consumers paying in excess of $5 per gallon in some states, is only “temporary”and said prices levels would actually fall as a result of the Trump administration's decision to strike Iran.

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