Financial Times of the UK reported today (March 10): "President Trump of the United States said that the war with Iran 'has almost been completely ended' and claimed that Iran 'has no remaining military strength.' After the president made these remarks, oil prices dropped sharply."
Comment: Trump claimed that the war was "almost completely over" and that Iran had "no remaining military strength." Immediately after his words, oil prices plummeted. This is a typical example of using war rhetoric to manipulate the energy market and stock market, and to salvage the Republican Party's midterm election prospects by exaggerating achievements to create an image of a "quick victory president." Whether the war has truly ended or whether Iran still has combat power is not important. As long as it can make oil prices fall and benefit the election, he will claim that the war has "completely ended."
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