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Ceasefire: Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Economic Impact of Operation in Iran
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March 13, 2026
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1:40Now PlayingC-SPAN's Ceasefire — Former Defense Secretaries Mark Esper (R) and Leon Panetta (D) on how the joint U.S.-Israeli combat operation in Iran could exacerbate economic pressures for Americans: "The price of gasoline at the pump has gone from $2.80, $2.90 a gallon, to what, $3.40, $3.50?" Esper said. "This is not something you want…as you head into the summer travel season, vacations, and certainly not as you get closer and closer to the midterm elections."
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