President Donald Trump is urging commercial oil tankers to push through the strategic Strait of Hormuz despite escalating tensions with Iran, declaring that there is “nothing to be afraid of” after U.S. military strikes severely weakened the Iranian regime’s naval capabilities. The blunt message from the commander-in-chief came as global energy markets reacted to the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran. Oil prices exploded over 17% on Sunday, blasting past the $100 per barrel mark for the first time since the early days of Trump’s decisive strikes against the Iranian regime. In a bold Truth Social post this evening, Trump dismissed the short-term pain as a necessary step toward crushing the Iranian nuclear threat once and for all. “Short term oil prices,…
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