-- （第10-12段更新了白宫的回应。） 据《国会山报》周一报道，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普表示，汽油价格接近每加仑4美元可能会迅速下降，并驳斥了汽油价格可能在明年之前维持在每加仑3美元以上的预测。 据报道，特朗普表示，他不同意能源部长克里斯·赖特的观点，即汽油价格可能要到2027年才会跌破每加仑3美元，他称这一评估“完全错误”。 报道还称，特朗普补充说，一旦伊朗冲突结束，燃油价格就会下降。 报道称，赖特周日告诉CNN，由于霍尔木兹海峡的航运中断，汽油价格可能会在明年之前维持在每加仑3美元以上。 赖特表示，燃油价格可能已经达到峰值，预计会回落，并补充说，解决伊朗冲突将大幅降低能源成本。 美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特上周表示，汽油价格最早可能在今年夏季回落至每加仑3美元左右。 报告援引美国汽车协会的数据称，受伊朗相关航运限制的影响，全球石油市场动荡不安，导致美国汽油价格自2022年以来首次突破每加仑4美元。 美国已对伊朗港口实施封锁。特朗普在采访中表示，该措施非常有效，每天给伊朗造成约5亿美元的损失。 报告指出，外交努力仍不明朗。副总统约翰·万斯将率领美方在巴基斯坦举行会谈，而伊朗方面表示尚未决定是否加入谈判。 白宫在回应的置评请求时表示，一旦霍尔木兹海峡恢复通航，预计能源价格将会下降。 白宫发言人泰勒·罗杰斯在回复的电子邮件中表示：“特朗普总统以创纪录的速度将油气价格降至多年来的低点，随着霍尔木兹海峡交通恢复正常，这些能源价格将再次暴跌。” 罗杰斯说，特朗普将这些波动描述为“短期、暂时的干扰”，并表示这些问题将通过对伊朗的军事行动和正在进行的和平谈判得到解决。 （市场闲谈新闻来源于与全球市场专业人士的对话。这些信息据信来自可靠来源，但可能包含传闻和推测。准确性无法保证。）
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