23.10.2026 12:40
US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran was trying to drive up oil prices ahead of the US midterm elections through fake reports of strikes and mine allegations. Trump, who said that the oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz was even more than before the conflict, claimed that 75,000 protesters had lost their lives in protests in Iran in less than seven months and reiterated that Iran could never possess nuclear weapons.
US President Donald Trump argued that Iran is trying every way to raise oil prices before the US midterm elections.
FALSE STRIKE REPORTS AND MINE CLAIM
In a post on his social media account, US President Donald Trump noted that the amount of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz has increased compared with before the war, but nevertheless claimed that the Tehran administration is trying to manipulate the market with baseless claims. Trump said, "Iran is doing everything it can to raise oil prices before the US midterm elections. Even though more oil is passing through the Strait of Hormuz than before the conflict, they fabricate false strike reports, mines, and all sorts of things."
CLAIM OF 75,000 PROTESTERS
Referring to the demonstrations in Iran, Trump said, "They continue to kill protesters and anyone who gets in their way. This is truly an evil regime; my only hope is that the American people and the world understand how bad they are. In less than seven months, 75,000 protesters have lost their lives. It is shocking that the world and the Democratic Party appear not to care."
Reiterating his red line regarding the Tehran administration's nuclear program, Trump said, "Iran can never have a nuclear weapon."