“Once the conflict with Iran is over, prices will fall.

Job Statistics Bureau data (BLS) showed that prices rose by 4.2% in May compared to the same period a year ago. The increase, up from 3.8% in April, was mainly prompted by the expensive energy after the war between the US and Israel against Iran.

I like it. The figures were excellent. You know what I really like? I like inflation”, Trump said at the White House.

However, he promised that rising prices would be “bien as stone” as soon as the war with Iran ends. Later in the day, the U.S. Army bombed Iran.

Responding to inflation figures released Wednesday, the president said US forces had conducted nighttime operations to get <x0 million barrels of oil” from Iran, which he said had contributed to a slight decrease in oil prices.

When this conflict is over... you will see oil drop to the levels it used to be”, he told reporters at the White House.

The president also referred to a visit to Iowa at the beginning of 2026, saying he had seen gasoline sold at $1.85 for gallons, adding that “very soon we will return to those level”.

However, the price of oil Brant, the global market standard, continues to be marketed significantly higher than its pre-war levels.