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strikeAug 14, 2026

Low oil prices now ‘goal number one’ in Iran war, Vance says, as U.S. threatens new economic pressure

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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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    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. The comments appeared to be the latest shi…

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