28 days ago · Iran
'People don't want Iran to have nuclear weapon': Trump defends higher oil prices
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Middle East Eye is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Iran. The first report grouped here was at 19 Sept 2026, 00:51 UTC. The headline in use is “'People don't want Iran to have nuclear weapon': Trump defends higher oil prices”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
US President Donald Trump has said the increase in oil prices was a sacrifice worth making in order to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, while predicting petrol prices would drop to pre-conflict levels when the war with Iran ends.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Middle East Eye
'People don't want Iran to have nuclear weapon': Trump defends higher oil prices
Reported by 1 outlet
- Middle East Eye