Trump Says Unsure on Iran Deal; Dismisses Oil Supply Fears
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was not sure about making a deal with Iran, while also dismissing concerns over higher oil prices and casting fresh doubt on negotiations with Tehran. Trump made the remarks during a press conference in Turkey following the NATO summit. On the prospect of a deal with Tehran, Trump expressed fresh doubts. "I'm not sure I want to make a deal with them... Let's just finish the job," he said. "They want to make a deal, but they don't know how to make a deal, and then they go around shooting ships at night. I don't like that," Trump said, adding that Iran had undermined its own efforts to reach an agreement through recent attacks. Responding to questions about the nearly 7% rise in WTI and Brent crude futures, Trump dismissed the rally as temporary and said, "The prices of oil are dropping like a rock now, they'll be up a little bit, and this will end very quickly." Trump also rejected concerns over tighter crude supplies, saying, "... we have an oil glut right now," and predicted the market would remain well supplied. In earlier remarks along the sidelines of the summit, Trump mentioned the US would hit Iran "very hard" on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was not sure about making a deal with Iran, while also dismissing concerns over higher oil prices and casting fresh doubt on negotiations with Tehran.
Trump made the remarks during a press conference in Turkey following the NATO summit.
On the prospect of a deal with Tehran, Trump expressed fresh doubts. "I'm not sure I want to make a deal with them...
Let's just finish the job," he said. "They want to make a deal, but they don't know how to make a deal, and then they go around shooting ships at night.
I don't like that," Trump said, adding that Iran had undermined its own efforts to reach an agreement through recent attacks.
Responding to questions about the nearly 7% rise in WTI and Brent crude futures, Trump dismissed the rally as temporary and said, "The prices of oil are dropping like a rock now, they'll be up a little bit, and this will end very quickly." Trump also rejected concerns over tighter crude supplies, saying, "... we have an oil glut right now," and predicted the market would remain well supplied.
In earlier remarks along the sidelines of the summit, Trump mentioned the US would hit Iran "very hard" on Wednesday.