As oil prices surged amid the widening war with Iran, Donald Trump suggested, without evidence, on Monday that the strike on an Iranian elementary school could have been carried out by Iran or “somebody else”. In response, the president claimed the bombing had been carried out by Iran or “somebody else”. Yet as the economic toll of the joint US-Israeli operation deepened, Trump suggested the US may take the extraordinary action of lifting oil sanctions against “some countries” to ease prices. Speaking to reporters, Trump said the US would not let Iran “hold the world hostage” over oil. At the start of the war, Trump urged Iranians to “seize this moment, to be brave, be bold, be heroic, and take back your country”.

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2026 15:56 UTC