White House officials are bracing for oil prices to surge past the $150-a-barrel mark as the Iran war stretches into its second month and the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, according to a new report.

In recent weeks, the average cost of a barrel of crude has hovered around $100, a figure that the Trump administration now sees as the new “baseline,” though a potential spike to $200 hasn’t been ruled out, a source familiar with the matter told Politico.

As a result, officials have entered “all hands on deck” mode, urgently evaluating options to tame soaring oil prices — which pushed gas above $4 a gallon this week and risks inflating costs across the broader economy.

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    14 hours ago

    On March 20, he fumed that NATO allies have refused to help secure the strait, but he later appeared unconcerned. “At a certain point it will open itself,” he said.

    I’d say that that sounds promising for EV manufacturers.

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      He really expects everything to “open itself” for him like some sex worker with “9th layer of Hell” standards.