Trump Says Iran Is Fabricating Attacks, Mine-Laying Incidents to Raise Oil Prices
Summary
- President Trump said Iran is fabricating incidents, including attacks and mine-laying, to drive up global oil prices.
- Trump said Iran is doing everything in its power to raise oil prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
- Trump said oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are higher than they were before the conflict, adding that this showed how evil the Iranian regime is.
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President Donald Trump said Iran is fabricating attacks and mine-laying incidents to drive up global oil prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
Writing on social media on October 22, Trump said Iran is "doing everything in its power" to raise oil prices before the U.S. midterms and is "fabricating various incidents, including attacks and mine-laying."
He added that oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are now higher than they were before the conflict began. People around the world and in the U.S., he said, should understand "how evil the Iranian regime is."
Trump also criticized Democrats, saying they are indifferent to the issue. He added that Iran must never possess nuclear weapons and never will.
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