On October 22, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on X alleging Iran is driving up oil prices and killing protestors.
In the post, Trump said Iran is doing everything they can to raise prices before the U.S. Midterm Election, accusing Tehran of "making up fake hits, mines, and everything else." He also claimed that "more Oil is coming through the Hormuz Strait now than it did even prior to the beginning of the Conflict."
He alleged Iranian authorities "continue to kill protestors, and anyone else that happens to be in their way," asserting, "75,000 protestors lie dead in less than seven months." Trump called Iran "an Evil Regime" and added that "it is shocking how the World, and the Dumocrat Party, seem not to care."
He concluded with a warning: "IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, AND THEY WILL NEVER A NUCLEAR WEAPON!" The post was published on X and signed, "President DONALD J. TRUMP."
