Oil prices have surged since the United States and Israel struck Iran at the end of February, unleashing a war that has run for more than a month and effectively closed the key shipping artery.
—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
That means unleashing natural gas and oil and nuclear and coal and reversing the green energy failures of the last administration.
—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
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