Trump Floats Keeping Iran Oil

What happened

President Donald Trump, in Ireland, said he expects the Iran war to end soon, probably after November’s midterms. Oil retreated Friday but still posted sharp weekly gains. Brent settled above $104. U.S. crude ended at about $100. Trump said oil would “drop precipitously” after the war and said he had no regrets starting it. He claimed Iran is prolonging it to complicate the elections; Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was attacked without cause and “will never surrender.” Trump also floated staying in Iran to “keep the oil.”

How each side covered it

From the left

Left-leaning coverage treated Trump’s timeline as political and the war as broader than he admits. HuffPost tied his post-midterm prediction to poor approval ratings and anger over the economy and the Middle East conflict. It said he has given conflicting reasons and repeated Netanyahu’s claim that Iran was close to a bomb. The Daily Beast argued the war is not invisible, citing 13 incidents in one week and U.S. military casualties.

From the right

Right-leaning coverage centered on Trump’s oil idea and the argument for stopping Iran’s nuclear program. The Epoch Times said Trump suggested the United States could remain in Iran and “keep the oil,” likening it to Venezuela. It noted he gave no details and did not say if he would send troops. The outlet also linked Iranian attacks on commercial oil vessels in Hormuz to higher energy prices.

Headlines

Trump Floats Keeping Iran Oil

Every side, every morning

What happened

How each side covered it

From the left

From the right

Headlines

Left2

Center4

Right1

Also today