Trump Forecasts Gas Prices Below $2 After US Victory Over Iran
US President Donald Trump made a bold prediction on Truth Social that oil prices would plummet after a US victory in the war with Iran. In a post dated September 8, 2026, he stated that oil prices would drop sharply, and gasoline prices could fall below $2 a gallon.
'Oil prices will drop precipitously ... when we WIN the war with Iran,' Trump wrote. 'Three Dollars a gallon, but ultimately, below Two Dollars a gallon.'