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US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war

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The top US priority now in the Iran war is no longer its nuclear program but to bring gasoline prices down for American consumers, the vice president said Thursday, with the treasury secretary adding that new economic punishment to wear…

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Vance says low oil prices are top US goal in Iran conflict (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the top US priority in the Iran war was keeping oil and gasoline prices low for Americans, with preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon ranking second.

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    US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    The top US priority now in the Iran war is no longer its nuclear program but to bring gasoline prices down for American consumers, the vice president said Thursday, with the treasury secretary adding that new economic punishment to wear…

  3. Oil Price

    Vance Says Cheap Oil and Gas Is Top U.S. Priority in Iran War (opens Oil Price)

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    Low U.S. gasoline prices are the top priority of the Administration amid the war in Iran, Vice President JD Vance said, as the U.S.-Iran deadlock persists and the U.S. vowed to keep the blockade on Iran indefinitely.

  4. NBC News

    Vance says low oil prices now ‘goal number one’ in Iran war as U.S. threatens new economic pressure (opens NBC News)

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    Keeping gas prices low is now the United States’ “goal number one” in the Iran war, Vice President JD Vance has said, as Washington threatened an indefinite naval blockade and signaled it would soon intensify economic pressure on Tehran.

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