Trump Says More Iran Strikes Are Possible Before Midterms as Gas Hits $4.49
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 28
Trump Says More Iran Strikes Are Possible Before Midterms as Gas Hits $4.49
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 28
Summary
Trump said additional U.S. strikes on Iran before the midterm elections are “possible,” while predicting the war will be won “very soon” and reiterating that Tehran must not obtain a nuclear weapon.
He cast Washington as already prevailing militarily and economically, citing Iran’s collapsing economy and saying Operation Economic Outcast is squeezing Tehran’s ability to keep trading oil.
Scott Bessent said only about 15 million barrels of Iranian oil remain for delivery to China and predicted that within two weeks Iran will have “nothing left to trade for anything” as sanctions and a U.S. blockade bite.
The administration argues that pressure is strengthening its negotiating hand even as Trump rejected Tehran’s latest proposal and said more talks could come this week.
At home, that strategy is colliding with rising energy costs: AAA said regular gasoline averaged $4.49 a gallon on Friday, up from $3.16 a year earlier amid Strait of Hormuz volatility.
With Iran's oil reserves for China reportedly weeks away from exhaustion, what drastic measures might Tehran take to survive the economic squeeze?
If Washington offers sanctions relief for nuclear concessions, will Tehran's pivot to alternative financial systems make American economic threats obsolete?
As the US tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, could Iran's reliance on ghost fleets completely upend global maritime security?