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Obama: War fears driving gasoline prices higher Mar 12th 2012, 21:19 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Obama defends energy policies amid gas price pain 4:50pm EDT Powers urge Iran to open army site to IAEA inspectors Fri, Mar 9 2012 Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate Thu, Mar 8 2012 Powers to Iran: open army site to nuclear inspectors Thu, Mar 8 2012 Israel asks U.S. for arms that could aid Iran strike Thu, Mar 8 2012 Analysis & Opinion Obama’s Iran dilemma could be a game changer Gasoline prices didn't cause the housing crash U.S. President Barack Obama talks at a fundraiser at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, March 9, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Larry Downing WASHINGTON | Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:19pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that jitters about the prospect of a military conflict involving Iran were the biggest factor behind the recent rise in gasoline prices. "The biggest driver of these high gas prices is speculation about possible war in the Middle East, which is why we've been trying to reduce some of the loose talk about war there," Obama told WFTV, an ABC affiliate in Orlando, Florida. In a speech last week, Obama criticized what he called "loose talk of war" by some pundits and politicians concerning Iran. (Reporting By Caren Bohan; editing by Jackie Frank) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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