Trump Predicts US Victory in Iran Conflict Will Bring Down Gas Prices
US President Donald Trump has predicted that his country will emerge victorious in its conflict with Iran 'very soon', which would lead to plummeting gas prices and lower oil costs.
In a statement from the Oval Office, Trump stated that the US would win the war as far as he's concerned, saying it would be 'one way or the other' and go 'pretty quickly'. He linked the outcome of the conflict to energy prices, claiming that gas prices would 'come tumbling down' after the US wins.
The comments come as mediators work behind the scenes to revive diplomacy between Washington and Tehran. According to officials cited by The Associated Press, major obstacles remain between the two sides in negotiating an agreement that could end the fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump emphasized that Iran must not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon, warning of the consequences if it did. He stated that 'if you want to see turmoil and a travesty, let them take out a city with a nuclear weapon... let them hit us with a nuclear weapon', arguing that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose a threat beyond Israel and the Middle East.