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Iran war underscores risks of Trump's relentless focus on oil

MATTHEW DALY Associated Press
Mar 22, 2026
Mar 22, 2026 Updated Apr 13, 2026

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WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of American energy dominance.

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