Trump Says Gas Prices Will Fall ‘Like a Rock’ After Iran War Ends
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
President Donald Trump stated on April 30 that gasoline prices would drop significantly once the war with Iran ends. He attributed the current high fuel costs, which are the highest in four years, to the ongoing conflict and the closure of key shipping routes disrupting global oil supply. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump expressed confidence that a resumption of unrestricted crude transit in a post-war scenario would lead to ample global supply and lower prices. At the time, the price of oil was above $100 per barrel.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: James 4:13-14 (NASB 1977)
"Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow, we shall go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit." Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away."
Commentary:
Oil prices swing hard when war closes shipping lanes, and people feel it fast at the pump. James warns against confident forecasts that assume tomorrow is controllable, and talk of “once the war ends” can sound that way. Plans are fragile. In prophetic patterns Scripture describes, conflict and disrupted trade keep exposing how quickly stability can evaporate. Pray for leaders to act with restraint and honesty, and for ordinary families tightening budgets under pressure.
Prophetic Trend:
Warfare-driven chokepoints and economic promises are increasingly intertwined, showing how fragile global supply and public confidence become when conflict reshapes trade routes.
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Source Excerpt:
President Donald Trump said on April 30 that gasoline prices would plummet once the war with Iran ends, even as U.S. drivers face the highest pump prices in four years amid ongoing disruptions to global oil supply. Speaking during a press event in the Oval Office, Trump linked elevated fuel costs directly to the ongoing conflict and the continued closure of key shipping routes, while expressing the conviction that ample global supply would quickly push prices lower once unrestricted crude transit resumes in a post-war environment. “The gas will go down. As soon as the war’s over, it’ll drop like a rock,” Trump said. “There’s so much of it, it’s all over the place, sitting all over the oceans of the world.”......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 05-01-2026 06:14