Why the U.S. Wants To Protect Iran's Oil and Gas

Source: RealClearPolitics - Homepage · Bias: Center Right

Summary

The Trump administration's rhetoric on the war in Iran tends to be heavy on words like "lethality" and "obliteration," so it was notable that the president seemed almost apologetic on Wednesday, when discussing an Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gas field, which prompted Iranian retaliation against natural gas facilities in Qatar and sent global energy prices skyrocketing.

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Why the U.S. Wants To Protect Iran's Oil and Gas
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Why the U.S. Wants To Protect Iran's Oil and Gas

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The Trump administration's rhetoric on the war in Iran tends to be heavy on words like "lethality" and "obliteration," so it was notable that the president seemed almost apologetic on Wednesday, when discussing an Israeli strike on Iran's South Pars gas field, which prompted Iranian retaliation against natural gas facilities in Qatar and sent global energy prices skyrocketing.