US President Donald Trump on Thursday clarified his administration’s primary objectives regarding the ongoing conflict with Iran, shifting the focus away from the economic impacts of rising oil prices and toward long-term global security. US President Donald Trump on Thursday clarified his administration’s primary objectives regarding the ongoing conflict with Iran, shifting the focus away from the economic impacts of rising oil prices and toward long-term global security. Trump said, “The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. In retaliation, Iran targeted Israeli and US assets across several Gulf countries, disrupting key shipping routes and affecting global energy markets. Earlier on Wednesday, US President Trump claimed that military operations over the past 11 days had severely weakened Iran’s military capabilities.
