Exclusive-Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: 'If they rise, they rise'


Gas prices are seen at an Shell station pump as the price of oil and gas has surged amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 5, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - ⁠President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not concerned about rising U.S. gas prices driven by the widening Iran conflict, telling Reuters in an exclusive interview that the ⁠U.S. military operation was his priority.

"I don't have any concern about it," he said, when asked about the higher prices at the pump. "They'll drop very rapidly when ‌this is over, and if they rise, they rise, but this is far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit."

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