US Vice President: Keeping Gasoline Cheap Amid Iran War Is the Administration's Top Priority

US Vice President JD Vance said in a Fox News interview aired Thursday evening, August 13, 2026 (22 Mordad 1405), that keeping gasoline and gas prices cheap for American citizens amid the war with Iran is the administration's top priority. According to Oilprice.com, he said: "I know that oil is down today and it's way down from the highs in the early days of the conflict... That's goal number one, keep oil and gas cheap for Americans all over our country," naming preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon as the second goal.

The remarks came hours before the United States said it could keep its naval blockade of Iranian oil exports in place "indefinitely." According to the report, the US national average gasoline price remains above $4 a gallon, and Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said this is the most expensive August for the US national gasoline average since 2008.