Sean Hannity explains gas prices to a radio caller: “World markets do impact local markets, and that's just simple economics”
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Sean Hannity explains gas prices to a radio caller: "World markets do impact local markets, and that's just simple economics"
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From the May 4, 2026, edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Sean Hannity Show
CALLER (GUEST): I have a two part question. The first one is why are we knee deep in the strait? Why -- when we know once we open it up, Iran will be continuing its business with China. Iran's a huge supplier of China and oil. My other one is if we're only -- if the strait isn't that important to the United States as getting our crude oil so forth, why is our oil and our gas prices so high?
SEAN HANNITY (HOST): Well, it is temporarily because world markets do impact local markets, and that's just simple economics. But once this is over, and I do believe it will come to an end sooner than later, I think that those prices will come down rather precipitously, and I think it's going to happen quickly. And I think it'll be good for everybody. And the reality is is that we're impacted by the price of oil worldwide regardless of our ability to be energy dominant, energy independent.
And, look, the president is trying to accomplish something here without going -- without using the nuclear option, and I'm not talking about nuclear weapons, without going scorched earth on Iran. That option remains on the table. It's always remained on the table. But the president -- and he even said so last week, for humanitarian purposes, he's not chosen that route yet, but it may come down to that. If the Iranians, whoever may be in charge, whatever fourth, fifth tier, you know, layer of leadership that is calling the shots there, if they're stupid enough to take us on in the Strait of Hormuz, I think they will seal their own fate, and then I think this will come to a quick end.