Donald Trump has continued his contradictory messaging over the Iran war, telling a rally in Kentucky that the war is “won” but “we don’t want to leave early, do we?”. Wright said the release is part of a broader release of 400m barrels of oil agreed to by the 32-country International Energy Agency earlier in the day. He said the release will begin next week and will take approximately 120 days to deliver. But oil prices continued to rise amid strikes on tankers in the Middle East, as Americans feel the pinch. Gas prices have surged from a nationwide average of $2.94 per gallon a month ago to $3.58 as of Wednesday, according to AAA.

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2026 23:15 UTC