The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge stands behind the gasoline price board of a gas station in San Francisco, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) US President Donald Trump said he is not worried about rising petrol prices in the United States during the ongoing conflict involving Iran, saying the military campaign remains his main focus, according to Reuters. In an interview with Reuters, Trump said the increase in fuel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East was not his immediate concern and expected prices to fall once the conflict ends. “I don’t have any concern about it,” Trump said when asked about higher prices at petrol stations. “They’ll drop very rapidly when this is over, and if they rise, they rise, but this is far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit,” he told Reuters. Why are gas prices rising? Global oil prices have increased since the conflict began, raising concerns about supply disruptions in the Middle East. The region is a major source of oil exports, and tensions …