America’s Gas Prices Are Iran’s Weapons

In this WND article, David S. Cohen argues that Iran’s most effective pressure point against America is not merely military conflict or control of the Strait of Hormuz, but the political pain caused by soaring fuel prices.

• Cohen argues that elevated gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel prices are creating domestic political pressure that Iran can exploit to weaken American resolve.
• The piece claims that Strategic Petroleum Reserve releases and a proposed federal gas-tax holiday are too small to meaningfully reduce pump prices.
• Cohen criticizes progressive windfall-profit tax proposals, saying they would redirect money to Washington while still leaving consumers paying high prices.
• He also challenges free-market conservatives who oppose temporary price intervention, arguing that wartime conditions require different tools than normal market policy.
• The article distinguishes today’s energy situation from the 1970s, noting that America is now a major oil producer and net exporter rather than helplessly dependent on imports.
• Cohen proposes regulating domestic refinery oil prices and export volumes so American consumers are supplied first while producers can still sell exports at world prices.
• He argues such a move could push gasoline back toward the $2.80–$3.25 range and diesel toward $3.50, removing Iran’s ability to use American consumer anger as leverage.
• The larger warning is that Washington’s paralysis helps Tehran by keeping fuel prices high and public frustration rising.
• Cohen concludes that defeating Iran’s strategy requires political unity and a willingness to treat fuel prices as a wartime vulnerability, not just an economic inconvenience.

Read the full story: https://www.wnd.com/2026/05/americas-gas-prices-are-irans-weapons/