US Vice President JD Vance has blamed Iran’s attacks on oil tankers for high gasoline prices in the country.

“We’re talking about things that are inherently unpredictable,” he tells a press briefing at the White House.

“The fundamental reality is that the reason gas prices are so high right now is because the Iranians are shooting at commercial shipping. Even, by the way, when they signed an agreement that said, ‘We’re going to stop shooting at commercial shipping’, they immediately went back to shooting at commercial shipping,” Vance adds.

The US VP also notes that this is why President Donald Trump is pursuing an “energy dominance agenda” to not be over-reliant on others for energy supplies.

“When the Iranians shoot at commercial shipping, obviously that means some ships don’t want to go through,” he says, adding that 15 million barrels of oil exited the Strait of Hormuz yesterday.