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Search results for "Oil price jumps to 115 after reports of 'extended' Iran blockade"

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Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026
Social Media stated on April 19, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.
By Loreben Tuquero• April 20, 2026
Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate:
"When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."
By W. Gardner Selby• November 23, 2011
Donald Trump stated on April 14, 2011 in an interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News:
"Iraq has the second-largest oilfields in the world (behind) Saudi Arabia."
By Louis Jacobson• April 25, 2011
Jeff Merkley stated on March 04, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama:
Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices
By Charles Pope• March 12, 2011
Rick Santorum stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla.:
Florida's economy "became a bad economy ... because of a huge spike in oil prices in the summer of 2008."
By Becky Bowers• January 24, 2012
Scott Bessent stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."
By Louis Jacobson• May 20, 2025
Facebook posts stated on March 07, 2022 in a Facebook post:
U.S. imports 1% of its oil from Russia while “Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell profits are at their highest level in over 7 years.”
By Andy Nguyen• March 10, 2022
Michele Bachmann stated on June 01, 2011 in an interview on WKXL-AM in Concord, N.H.:
"If you threw a barbecue yesterday for the Memorial weekend, it was 29 percent more expensive than last year because Barack Obama's policies have led to groceries going up 29 percent."
By Jake Berry• June 27, 2011
Eric Hovde stated on March 29, 2012 in a radio ad:
"The failed economic policies" of President Barack Obama, the Democrats and the Federal Reserve "are making gas prices higher while America’s economy is running on fumes."
By James B. Nelson• May 4, 2012
Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame.
By Eric Litke• March 17, 2021
Barack Obama stated on January 03, 2012 in an Obama for America video:
President Barack Obama "put in place historic fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to lower costs at the pump and reduce dependence on foreign oil."
By Becky Bowers• January 6, 2012
Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in a speech.:
Road construction bids "are coming in at the lowest in the modern era." 
By Warren Fiske• February 19, 2011
Sherrod Brown stated on March 23, 2012 in a news release:
Says excessive speculation is pushing up oil prices and a recent report estimates it "adds 56 cents to every gallon of gasoline siphoned from the pump."
By Peter Krouse• May 2, 2012
Herschel Walker stated on July 13, 2022 in a tweet:
Democrats, including President Joe Biden, “stopped domestic drilling” for oil, driving gasoline prices higher.
By Louis Jacobson• July 22, 2022
Donald Trump stated on November 21, 2018 in a tweet:
Just before Thanksgiving, oil was $54 a barrel, down from $82. "Thank you to Saudi Arabia."
By Kyra Haas, Louis Jacobson• November 26, 2018
X posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a tweet:
"Not once in his entire career in Washington, D.C., which started way back in 1991, has Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders ever voted yes on sanctions against Russia."
By Tom Kertscher• February 27, 2020
Michael Reagan stated on March 06, 2014 in an op-ed on Townhall.com:
Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil."
By Jon Greenberg• March 13, 2014
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a debate:
The U.S. spends $4 billion on research and development for energy, while spending $350 billion on oil from foreign countries, "many of whom are our enemies."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 23, 2010
Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Gas prices were WAY higher in 2008, under REPUBLICAN president George W. Bush.”
By Gabrielle Settles• October 25, 2021

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Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices?

By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026

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By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

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Fact-checking President Barack Obama's CNN appearance

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Ron Paul’s claim on gas prices touches off fire

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