https://freerepublic.com/tag/shippedbydiesel/ en-us Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:40:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4391944/posts US President Donald Trump urges Americans to accept slightly higher gasoline prices as the cost of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory. The comments underscore the growing political risk for Trump as higher fuel prices collide with his campaign promise to lower energy costs, with Democrats already seeking to make the economic fallout from the Iran war an issue heading into the November midterm elections. In a speech in Garden City, Trump says Americans who had to “pay a tiny little bit more for your gasoline”... Times of Israel https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4391944/posts#comment Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:40:22 GMT