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Trump on Iran and oil

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Truth Social · Thu 22 Oct; times per post

11:40 ET: Trump said Iran "is doing everything they can to drive up the price of Oil prior to the U.S. Midterm Election" and that "more Oil is coming through the Hormuz Strait now than it did even prior to the beginning of the Conflict".

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  • 11:40 ET: Trump said Iran "is doing everything they can to drive up the price of Oil prior to the U.S. Midterm Election" and that "more Oil is coming through the Hormuz Strait now than it did even prior to the beginning of the Conflict". He wrote: "IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON". Post
  • 11:41 ET: Trump posted a line he attributed to The Wall Street Journal: "More Oil Is Now Coming Out of the Persian Gulf Than Before the Iran War." Post

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