Low oil prices now ‘goal number one’ in Iran war, Vance says, as U.S. threatens new economic pressure
- Trump and his team have offered various reasons for conflict with Iran, initially saying they wanted to support mass anti-government protests, before prioritizing a desire to defang Iran’s nuclear program and even topple the regime.
- Oil and gas was flowing relatively freely worldwide before the U.
- S.-Israeli attack, sparking a conflict that has increasingly centered on the tussle for control of the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway through which some 20% of the world’s energy supplies traveled prior to the war.
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- Trump and his team have offered various reasons for conflict with Iran, initially saying they wanted to support mass anti-government protests, before prioritizing a desire to defang Iran’s nuclear program and even topple the regime.
- Oil and gas was flowing relatively freely worldwide before the U.
- S.-Israeli attack, sparking a conflict that has increasingly centered on the tussle for control of the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway through which some 20% of the world’s energy supplies traveled prior to the war.
Sources: NBC News