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The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has warned that fuel prices in the US could rise further due to rising tensions between the US and Iran.
"Enjoy the current figures with the so-called 'blockade', you will soon be nostalgic for $4-5 petrol," Ghalibaf said in a post on the US social media company's platform X.
He attached a photo showing gasoline prices at stations near the White House ranging between about $4.10 and $5.80 per gallon.
The post appeared to be in response to statements on Sunday by US President Donald Trump that oil and gasoline prices could remain high during the November midterm elections as the US-Israeli war with Iran continues.
"It could be, or it could be the same, or maybe a little higher, but it should be about the same," Trump told Fox News on Sunday.
Ghalibaf's post preceded an announcement by US Central Command that it would begin enforcing a blockade on all maritime traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports starting Monday.
The development followed the latest round of Iran-US talks in Islamabad, which ended without an agreement.
The weekend negotiations, brokered by Pakistan, ended after multiple rounds of discussions and exchanges of proposals that failed to yield a breakthrough.
Both sides left Islamabad with key differences unresolved, with both sides signaling that further diplomatic efforts would be needed.
The talks were part of broader efforts within the framework of a fragile two-week ceasefire to end the US-Israeli war against Iran that began on February 28.
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