# Trump blames Democrats and Ukraine for soaring US fuel prices, not Iran war

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-05 19:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/5/trump-blames-democrats-and-ukraine-for-soaring-us-fuel-prices-not-iran-war?traffic_source=rss

> With the US midterm elections approaching, Donald Trump is shifting blame for rising fuel prices away from the war involving the US, Israel and Iran and toward Democratic-led states and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. Analysts say disrupted Middle Eastern oil flows remain the underlying problem, while prices have continued climbing.

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