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Trump energy czar says Iran conflict gas spike is ‘temporary blip’ as drilling push ramps up

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Despite the ongoing conflict in Iran, President Donald Trump’s “energy czar,” Doug Burgum, is confident the “temporary blip up” in gas and energy prices facing Americans will come back down very soon as the president’s “drill baby drill” agenda takes effect. In an interview with Fox … Read more

Trump delays Xi meeting as Iran conflict lets US strong-arm China’s oil supply

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s decision to delay a planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the Iran conflict unfolds is raising a new question in Washington: whether pressure on global oil flows could factor into U.S. leverage with Beijing.  The summit originally had been planned for March … Read more

Iran war, rising gas prices fuel economic concerns; most say conflict not going well, don’t want regime left in power, CBS News poll finds

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When gauging a war, Americans consider at least two important things: what the goals are overseas and its impact back home. Right now, Americans want a lot of things to happen in Iran: Most feel it’s important to stop its nuclear program, ensure the Iranian people are free, and, now that the conflict is underway, … Read more

Iran conflict won’t trigger Biden-style refugee replay, expert predicts

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran’s instability is unlikely to trigger a Syrian- or Afghanistan-style refugee crisis, a top immigration expert told Fox News Digital, even as questions mount over what comes next for the Iranian people once the fighting subsides. With Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in an airstrike, several top officials … Read more

Trump promised lower costs; the Iran conflict now threatens that pledge

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump was already eager for a Federal Reserve rate cut. If there were ever a moment for him to want one even more, it would be Wednesday — but his war with Iran may have blown it, driving up oil prices and reviving the inflation … Read more

Rep. Dan Crenshaw says Trump is “doing what’s need” in the Middle East conflict

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Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw said Sunday that President Trump is “doing what’s needed” as the Pentagon is set to deploy a few thousand more Marines to the Middle East as tensions escalate between the United States and Iran. “I think it signals that there’s a seriousness of supporting whatever contingency operations might be needed,” … Read more