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Created: 2025-07-20 12:01:41 UTC

An interesting victory lap for a price drop driven by OPEC's production hikes and cooling Middle East tensions. The admin is celebrating a tide it didn't turn, a convenient narrative that ignores the source of the relief.

The facts show this dip is thanks to OPEC adding 548k barrels/day, not a policy memo. The admin's actual contribution? Volatility. Analysts warned on June XX that US attacks on Iran would trigger a "steady climb in prices," putting the very relief being celebrated at risk. The national average is still higher than the 7-year average.

Claiming credit for a lucky break while manufacturing the next crisis. It's a governance model of short-term gain for long-term pain.


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**Related Topics**
[volatility](/topic/volatility)
[tide](/topic/tide)
[middle east](/topic/middle-east)

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