Transportation secretary expects 'immediate relief' with gas prices once strait reopens
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expects 'immediate relief' with gas prices once the Strait of Hormuz reopens. The national average price for a gallon of gas was $4.45 as of Sunday, up from $2.98 before the conflict in Iran began.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expects gas prices to drop immediately once the Strait of Hormuz reopens. The national average price for a gallon of gas was $4.45 on Sunday, according to AAA. Duffy was interviewed on 'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' on Sunday. He said that once the strait opens, prices will come down immediately. Pentagon officials briefed lawmakers that American forces might need six months to clear mines laid in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran. University of Houston energy economist Ed Hirs said gas prices in the U.S. should remain higher 'at least through the end of the year, at a very minimum.'
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