Trump Refuses to Apologize for Iran War as $4.07 Gas and Hormuz Control Fuel Backlash
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Updated · CNN · Aug 14
Trump Refuses to Apologize for Iran War as $4.07 Gas and Hormuz Control Fuel Backlash
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Aug 14
Summary
Trump said he would “never apologize” for striking Iran, arguing Americans paying more for gasoline is justified if it stops Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon.
$4.07 a gallon is the AAA national average for regular gas, up from $3.85 a month ago and $3.16 a year ago, as Trump downplayed the war’s financial toll.
Trump also said he plans to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory after “we finish defeating Iran,” a move that would likely require an open-ended troop presence despite his earlier pledge of a brief war.
13 vessels crossed Hormuz on Thursday versus about 120 a day before the war, underscoring the gap between Trump’s claims of US control and the continuing blockade and shipping danger.
74% of Americans said in a recent CNN poll that the war was not worth the loss of lives and financial burden, while Iran said any reopening of the strait remains under its authority.