In brief
The US House speaker rejected Republican responsibility and gave no timetable for resolving the situation in the remarks reported by UNIAN.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson attributed high fuel prices to the unresolved situation in the Strait of Hormuz, UNIAN reported on October 12, citing CBS News.
Johnson acknowledged frustration over prices but rejected a connection to politics or Republican control of government. When journalists challenged him over his party's control of the White House and both chambers of Congress, he again pointed to the strait.
His explanation was a political assessment. UNIAN's account included no economic calculation of the factors driving prices and did not specify the date of the exchange. In the remarks it quoted, Johnson gave no timetable for resolving the situation.