GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan has criticized the President Donald Trump administration, saying that the effects of the Iran war were still negatively impacting Americans in the form of higher costs.
Biggest Losers Are Not In Tehran In a post on X on Thursday, De Haan quoted a post by Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who warned Iran that damages sustained by U.S. allies in the Gulf would be compensated by using Iranian funds.
Read Also: JB Pritzker Freezes Illinois Gas Tax Hike, Calls It 'Relief' From Trump As Iran War Drives Up Fuel Prices "Any tolls paid to the Persian Gulf Strait Authority will be offset by funds extracted from their accounts," Bessent said, warning of deep financial consequences for Tehran.
De Haan criticized Bessent's comments.
"101 days in, and the biggest losers aren't in Tehran," De Haan said, "they're the people paying higher prices while there's still no clear plan or objective." He called comments about "offsetting tolls" as being "absurd," saying the comments about tolls could "validate an illegitimate threat." 101 days in, and the biggest losers aren't in Tehran, they're the people paying higher prices while there's still no clear plan or objective. and talking about "offseting tolls" is absurd. why validate an illegitimate threat at all? https://t.co/8AjZnIDUd4— Patrick De Haan (@GasBuddyGuy) June 11, 2026 Iran War The news comes as Trump had earlier issued warnings about Iran getting hit with strikes.
