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U.S. President Donald Trump is stressing that Americans "have so much gas" as prices soar.

Trump sought to allay fears about rising gas prices as the war on Iran has continued.

Trump said Americans “don't need” the Strait of Hormuz and that the countries who do “must grab it and cherish it."

He also sent a message to other nations that rely on oil from the Middle East.

READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2026/04/02/takeaways-from-trumps-address-no-end-date-for-iran-war-no-direct-criticism-of-nato

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00:00Many Americans have been concerned to see the recent rise in gasoline prices here at home.
00:06This short-term increase has been entirely the result of the Iranian regime launching deranged
00:12terror attacks against commercial oil tankers in neighboring countries that have nothing to do
00:18with the conflict. This is yet more proof that Iran can never be trusted with nuclear weapons.
00:24They will use them, and they will use them quickly. Remember, because of our Drill Baby Drill program,
00:30America has plenty of gas. We have so much gas. Under my leadership, we are number one producer
00:37of oil and gas on the planet without even discussing the millions of barrels that we're getting from
00:42Venezuela. We're in great shape for the future. The United States imports almost no oil through
00:50the Hormuz Strait and won't be taking any in the future. We don't need it. We haven't needed it,
00:56and we don't need it. The countries of the world that do receive oil through the Hormuz Strait must
01:02take care of that passage. They must cherish it. They must grab it and cherish it. They can do it
01:08easily. We will be helpful, but they should take the lead in protecting the oil that they so desperately
01:15depend on. Go to the Strait and just take it, protect it, use it for yourselves. Iran has been
01:24essentially decimated. The hard part is done, so it should be easy. And in any event, when this
01:30conflict is over, the Strait will open up naturally. It'll just open up naturally.
01:45So let's get started.
01:46Now let's get started.
01:47You
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