# Vance blames Iran for high gas prices and won’t promise when they will fall

https://mins.news/en/video/44450

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-03 21:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5La3EBTAh8

> Vice President JD Vance blamed Iran for rising gas prices and said he would not promise when prices might decline. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had forecast that prices could reach $3 a gallon by Labor Day, but the current average is above $4.

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