California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump over the economic impact of tensions with Iran and the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz, saying Americans had paid $86 billion more for fuel. Newsom’s Press Office accused Trump of failing to end what it called the war he started and said Big Oil was benefiting as profits increased. Other Democratic leaders, including Illinois Gov. Jay Robert "JB" Pritzker, have also targeted oil companies, while Trump has urged producers to reduce pump prices. GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan said companies had little incentive to comply because they were accountable to investors and shareholders. Diesel markets have faced additional pressure: the diesel crack spread, a measure of refinery profit from turning crude into diesel, reached $102 per barrel, while the national average diesel price hit $5.5042 per gallon and California’s average exceeded $7 per gallon. Former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent warned that economic pressure on Iran could endanger U.S. troops in the Middle East. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Permian Basin oil production had "quadrupled" and blamed the previous President Joe Biden administration’s clean-energy policies for high energy costs, while Rep. Don Bacon acknowledged that Trump should have better explained the war’s effect on affordability and prices.