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Vance says low oil prices are top US goal in Iran conflict

US Vice President JD Vance's comments underscored the growing reality that the war with Iran now centers on control of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo: AFP)

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon ranking second.

The remarks constrasted with President Donald Trump's repeated framing of the fight: that entering the war had the sole objective of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, even if that meant short-term economic sacrifices for Americans.

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