Oil prices are soaring, but Trump is downplaying the need to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve The Independent Par : Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Cathy Bussewitz 8 mars 2026 à 00:27 Oil prices have soared in the week since the U.S. and Israel launched their war against Iran, but President Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed the idea of turning to America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to ease the pressure © Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.