Turns out the trick to lower gas prices is driving less, according to the US energy secretary

Americans person been paying immoderate of the highest prices for gas successful years since the US attacked Iran successful February.

That warfare shows nary signs of cooling disconnected anytime soon. The US and Iran traded aggregate strikes connected each other's lipid tankers complete the weekend.

US Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, however, said, while making the rounds connected the Sunday greeting news shows, that contempt the ongoing conflict, state prices will soon spell down because summertime is ending.

"As we walk Labor Day tomorrow, you'll commencement to spot request diminution arsenic we move retired of summertime driving season," Wright said connected ABC's "This Week."

Wright besides said the Trump administration's woody to unafraid 65 cardinal barrels of lipid reserves from Venezuela will help. On Truth Social, President Donald Trump said successful August the woody would "substantially" little state prices, though analysts said that could return a while fixed Venezuela's underdeveloped lipid infrastructure.

On CNN's "State of the Union," Wright said the Trump management besides eased rules for US refiners, allowing them to nutrient much gasoline.

"If I had to guess, they're much apt to spell down than spell up," Wright said of state prices.

The costs of living, including the costs of gas, has go a captious rumor for the Trump management up of the midterm elections. Bringing down prices for American consumers was a cardinal committedness during the president's predetermination campaign.

Gas prices first spiked aft the US launched a astonishment onslaught connected Iran successful February, and Iran responded by efficaciously shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. The near-closure of the strait, done which a 5th of the globe's lipid and liquefied earthy state passed earlier the war, has caused lipid prices to spike worldwide. Brent crude oil, for example, closed astatine $95.52 a tube connected Friday. One time earlier the warfare began, Brent lipid closed astatine $72.48.

Jet substance prices besides rose, making aerial recreation much expensive.

The American Automobile Association said Labor Day play travelers are seeing the highest state prices ever for this clip of year. The nationalist mean for regular state was $4.14 connected Sunday, a 4-cent summation from precocious August and a 38% summation since earlier the warfare began.

"The nationalist mean has ne'er been supra $4 per gallon connected Labor Day. The existent Labor Day grounds is $3.82, group connected September 3, 2012," AAA said.