US president tells Nebraska rally America is saving the world from tragedy and predicts sharp drop in prices as Iran standoff nears resolution • They will not have nuclear weapons, and they understand that very well
US President Donald Trump declared Tuesday night that America is "defeating Iran" and predicted the confrontation will end soon, speaking at a campaign rally in Nebraska ahead of November's midterm elections.
"We're defeating Iran," Trump told the crowd. "We're saving the world from what could have been one of the worst tragedies ever. It's already decided, they will not have nuclear weapons, and they understand that very well."
The president said the resolution of the standoff will bring immediate economic relief. "The war will end very quickly, and prices will drop very sharply," he said. "You may even say, 'Please, sir, it's dropping too fast.' You'll see what happens in a very short time."
In recent days, Trump revealed that a specific Iranian threat prompted the rapid evacuation of American B-2 bombers from Britain. Around 20 Iranian oil tankers remain stranded off the coast of Sri Lanka without fuel, part of the US economic pressure campaign.
Oil markets showed positive movement alongside the president's remarks. Crude exports from the Middle East returned to pre-war levels, with the weekly average of oil shipments from Middle Eastern countries, excluding Iran, passing 18 million barrels per day. Oil prices fell: Brent crude dropped 1.6% to $101.35 per barrel, and WTI crude fell 1.20% to $90.02.
Trump repeated his claim that Iran was connected to the attempted attack on the Fly Dubai flight. "I think Iran is connected to the attempted attack," he told reporters, though investigators have not yet established a link between the Omani pilot who tried to crash the plane and the Islamic Republic.
Israeli President Yitzchak Herzog backed Trump's assessment in an interview with FOX News. "President Trump spoke with great openness and honesty, and I believe his analysis is completely correct," Herzog said. "One thing President Trump repeats again and again, and rightly so, we are facing an empire of evil that threatens the free world."
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