Donald Trump has said the United States had “no choice” but to enter the conflict, while acknowledging concerns over the potential impact on global energy prices.
Speaking on the situation, Trump argued that the decision to go to war was unavoidable under the circumstances, insisting it was necessary to protect national interests.
He added that he had initially expected the resulting rise in energy costs to be “worse” than what has been seen so far.
“I thought it would be much worse. I thought that the energy prices, the oil prices would go up higher. I thought the stock market would go somewhat lower.
“But it didn’t matter to me, short term. What we had to do is get rid of the cancer. We had to cut out the cancer and the cancer was Iran with a nuclear weapon.”
His remarks come amid ongoing market volatility and heightened geopolitical tensions, with analysts closely monitoring the effect of the conflict on oil supply and global prices.
