• Lucius_Sweet@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    It is unlikely that Iran would attack the US mainland but they could just continue attacking US military bases in Qatar, UAE and Saudi.

    Oil is a globally consumed commodity, when the price of a barrel goes up this affects American consumers. The US has been using its strategic oil reserve to attempt to mitigate a politically damaging price shock. Oil price is the biggest factor affecting inflation that has begun to affect the American population since the war began. Trump does not fear the oil lobby who are currently making bank and, he fears an embarrassing defeat in the November elections.