Feed MRSS-S susie_wiles_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-10/trump-seeks-a-way-out-to-avoid-a-new-energy-crisis.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-10/trump-seeks-a-way-out-to-avoid-a-new-energy-crisis.html Jesús-Sérvulo González Moreno The president is using his most powerful weapon, his rhetoric, to try to contain surging oil prices as a consequence of the Iran war The president is using his most powerful weapon, his rhetoric, to try to contain surging oil prices as a consequence of the Iran war Irán Donald Trump Israel Susie Wiles Kevin Lamarque (REUTERS) Donald Trump delivers remarks in Miami, March 9. Donald Trump delivers remarks in Miami, March 9. <p>The surge in oil prices and the resulting increase in fuel costs has trapped U.S. President Donald Trump in a difficult situation. Gasoline prices have climbed 17% in the last week and diesel 22%, reaching levels not seen since 2014, at around $3.50 per gallon. The turmoil in the energy markets threatens to deliver another significant blow to his economic policy, following the Supreme Court’s <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-09/trump-loses-the-tariff-hammer-but-grabs-the-flamethrower-in-the-middle-east.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-09/trump-loses-the-tariff-hammer-but-grabs-the-flamethrower-in-the-middle-east.html">setback to tariffs</a>: Trump had made combating inflation and lowering fuel prices one of his top priorities. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-10/trump-seeks-a-way-out-to-avoid-a-new-energy-crisis.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>