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As Iran war drives up gasoline prices in US, Trump blames Ukraine, Democrats

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U.S. President Donald Trump, under pressure from rising energy prices fueled by the war in Iran, on Monday tried to shift the blame for high gasoline prices to the Democrats and Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries.

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