00:00The U.S. government just made an emergency move to try to ease pain at the pump.
00:04The Environmental Protection Agency is temporarily lifting certain fuel regulations,
00:09with EPA Chief Lee Zeldin warning of a real risk of disruption to America's fuel supply.
00:15Because of the ongoing Iran war, this comes as the national average gas price
00:21sits above $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022,
00:25with oil prices up more than 50% since the conflict began.
00:30And it's not just the EPA sounding the alarm.
00:32Vice President J.D. Vance has told Americans directly to brace for,
00:37a rough road ahead when it comes to fuel costs.
00:40Think about that for a moment.
00:42A war thousands of miles away is now directly shaping U.S. domestic energy policy.
00:47And what you pay every time you fill up?
00:50The coming weeks will show whether this regulatory move actually makes a dent.
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