Washington, D.C. [U.S.], September 8 (ANI): U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Monday that oil prices will drop sharply once the United States achieves victory in its conflict with Iran, forecasting that gas prices could fall below $2 per gallon.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump linked high energy costs directly to ongoing military operations in the Middle East, asserting that postwar markets would stabilize rapidly.
“Oil prices will drop precipitously, like everything else is dropping (but more!), when we WIN the war with Iran,” Trump wrote. “Three Dollars a gallon, but ultimately, below Two Dollars a gallon.”
Trump further reiterated his threat that the U.S. would not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon.
“It will all happen quickly, and Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon. MAGA!” he added.
Earlier, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf issued a stark warning to Washington against any military action targeting Iranian energy facilities, warning of sharp repercussions.
In a post on X, he said Iran’s oil and gas production chain is “sprawling, accessible, and exposed.”
He added, “American oil and gas companies across these waters and facilities share that exposure. Strike our assets, and you get struck. We’ve already proven it. Ask the bases that are no longer viable.”
In an image shared in the post on X, Ghalibaf said, “The lost decade of the U.S. economy is coming, because some clowns at D.O.I.W. decided so.”
Ghalibaf made the remarks while resharing a post by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who claimed that Iran’s “oil tanker fleet is defenseless,” reiterating Washington’s claims that Iran’s navy and air force had been destroyed.
Hegseth said, “It’s simple: If Iran shoots at U.S. ships, we will destroy (and sink) their oil tankers. All they have to do is not shoot at @USNavy. Iran’s oil tanker fleet is defenseless — Iran has no navy or air force. Our planes, ships and subs can strike them all in @CENTCOM & @USPACOM.”
Hegseth also shared a clip from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) showing strikes on tankers.
CENTCOM claimed that three Iranian crude oil tankers were part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its regional proxies, adding that Iran had no means to defend the vessels.
“Let the message to the IRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost — taking out three of yours,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander.
“We will not hesitate to defend American forces, and if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet,” Cooper added. (ANI)
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