What About U.S. Gas Prices
The national average gas price in the U.S. rose to $4.09 per gallon on Thursday, according to AAA’s tracker—up from $3.94 per gallon last week. On Monday, average gas prices topped $4 per gallon for the first time in over a month. The continued rise in gas prices is likely to further frustrate President Donald Trump, who has complained about high gas prices in recent weeks, even accusing oil companies of price gouging, and has threatened to expand the war against Iran.
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Rubio addressed the conflict on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit of foreign ministers in Manila and claimed that Iran was “begging us, both directly and indirectly” for a deal. However, the secretary of state claimed that Iran didn’t appear to be “ready to make a deal” because every time they agree to one, “people in charge either break it or they want to change it.” On the Houthi attacks, Rubio said he hoped they would stop and added: “They shouldn’t really do that. They got suckered into this by the Iranians.”
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