US election: Iran doing everything to drive up price of oil - Trump cries out

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Key context: <img width="3840" height="2560" src="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Trump-9.jpg?prefix=cms-media" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Trump" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Trump-9.jpg?prefix=cms-media 3840w" sizes="(max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px" /><p>US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of taking measures to drive up global oil prices ahead of the United States midterm elections. Trump alleged that Iran was fabricating reports of attacks and mines in the Strait of Hormuz to influence oil prices. The president made the allegations in a post on his Truth Social [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/22/us-election-iran-doing-everything-to-drive-price-of-oil-prior-trump-cries-out/">US election: Iran doing everything to drive up price of oil - Trump cries out</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.