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华盛顿，4月20日（路透社）——美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周一驳斥了其首席能源官员认为油价要到2027年才会下跌的观点，称美国人可以期待伊朗战事一结束，油价就会下降。
上周日，美国能源部长克里斯·赖特在接受CNN采访时表示，虽然每加仑汽油低于3美元“今年晚些时候有可能实现，但也可能要等到明年”。
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“我认为他在这个问题上错了。大错特错，”特朗普在接受《国会山报》记者采访时说道，并补充称油价预计将在“这场冲突一结束”就下跌。
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尽管赖特也在CNN节目中承认，“随着这场冲突得到解决，你会看到油价下跌”，但目前尚无明确的结束迹象。脆弱的停火协议即将到期，新一轮和谈能否成功尚不明朗。
特朗普及其共和党同僚此前曾承诺降低民众生活成本，如今在11月的中期选举前夕面临压力。尽管距离选举还有数月时间，但美国汽油价格居高不下，通胀持续上升，特朗普的支持率也有所下滑。
根据美国汽车协会（AAA）的估算，周一普通汽油的平均价格为每加仑4.04美元，而一年前为每加仑3.15美元。周一全球油价上涨了5%。
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自2月28日美以发动对伊朗的空袭以来，这场战事已进入第二个月，伊朗已封锁了霍尔木兹海峡这一关键航运通道。特朗普此前曾表示，军事行动将持续四至六周。
不断上涨的燃油价格已在全国范围内推高了从机票、住房到化肥和食品杂货等一系列商品和服务的价格。
特朗普本人此前曾表示，油价可能会维持高位直至11月，但一直试图淡化民众的担忧。美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特上周预测，今夏油价将回落至每加仑3美元左右。
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Trump says energy chief ‘wrong,’ expects lower gas prices as soon as Iran war ends
April 20, 2026 4:07 PM UTC / Reuters
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WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed his top energy official’s view that gas prices will not drop until 2027, saying Americans can expect lower costs as soon as the Iran war ends.
On Sunday, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNN that while gasoline below $3 a gallon “could happen later this year, that might not happen until next year.”
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“I think he’s wrong on that. Totally wrong,” Trump told a reporter from The Hill, adding that prices are expected to come down “as soon as this ends.”
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While Wright, also on CNN, agreed that “with the resolution of this conflict, you’ll see prices go down,” no clear end is in sight. A fragile ceasefire is set to expire shortly and the chances another round of peace talks succeeding are unclear.
Trump and his fellow Republicans are under pressure ahead of November’s midterm elections after pledging to lower costs. With months left to go, U.S. gasoline prices remain high, inflation is rising and Trump’s approval ratings are down.
The average price for a gallon of regular gas on Monday was $4.04, according to an estimate by AAA, compared to $3.15 a year ago. Oil prices rose 5% globally on Monday.
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Iran has shuttered the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel, as the war that started with the U.S. and Israel launching strikes Iran on February 28 reaches the two-month mark. Trump had said the military campaign would last four to six weeks.
Rising fuel prices have triggered higher prices nationwide on a range of goods and services, from airline tickets and housing to fertilizer and groceries.
Trump himself has said gas prices may stay high until November but has sought to brush off concerns. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week predicted they would fall to the $3 per gallon range this summer.
Reporting by Susan Heavey; editing by Michelle Nichols and Nia Williams
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