{"id":312214,"date":"2026-04-02T12:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=312214"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:20:45","slug":"oil-prices-spike-again-after-trump-threatens-to-bomb-iran-back-to-the-stone-ages-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/oil-prices-spike-again-after-trump-threatens-to-bomb-iran-back-to-the-stone-ages-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil prices spike again after Trump threatens to bomb Iran &#8216;back to the Stone Ages&#8217; | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"video-player\">\n<div class=\"metro-video-player  \" data-track-module=\"article_video-player-with-related-carousel\">\n<div class=\"vjs-video-container vjs-fixed vjs-responsive\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<video id=\"3629383\" class=\"video-js\" 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those countries who can't get fuel, many of which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran and we had to it ourselves, I have a suggestion: 1) buy oil from the United States of America, we have plenty, we have so much, and 2) build up some delayed courage, should've done it before, should've done it with us as we asked, go to the Strait, and just take it.'\",\"title\":\"Trump: Cowardly countries who didn't attack Iran can buy oil from the US\",\"videoId\":3629383}\" preload=\"metadata\" playsinline=\"\"><source src=\"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/04\/02\/8371412056643815772\/480x270_MP4_8371412056643815772.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/source><\/p>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to an online<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrowser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Donald Trump\u2019s prime-time address to the nation sent oil prices surging back above $100 per barrel after he repeated his threat to bomb Iran \u2018back to the Stone Ages\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The US president covered little latest ground in his 19-minute speech, declining to set out a concrete plan for ending the war beyond boasting that the job will likely be finished \u2018very fast\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He swerved other major unresolved issues like access to the Strait of Hormuz \u2013 once more telling countries, including many US allies, reliant on Gulf oil to \u2018take the lead\u2019 \u2013 and the status of Iran\u2019s enriched uranium.<\/p>\n<p>Oil rose, stocks fell and the dollar firmed shortly after the speech, reflecting widespread concern that the conflict is prone to drag on for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Despite frequently mocking Iran\u2019s navy and air force as having been decimated by US and Israeli air raids, Trump said the nation will proceed to be hit \u2018extremely hard\u2019 for one more two or three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages where they belong,\u2019 he added. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Within the meantime, discussions are ongoing. Yet if during this time frame, no deal is made, we have now our eyes on \u200ckey targets.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Those key targets, he said, can be Iran\u2019s electricity generation and oil infrastructure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tOil jumps over 5% after Trump says US to maintain up attacks on Iran\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Oil prices climbed greater than $5 on Thursday, as President Donald Trump said america would keep \u200bup attacks on Iran without committing to a particular timeline to \u200cend the war, fanning investor fears about sustained disruptions to provide.<\/p>\n<p>Brent crude futures rose $6.33, or 6.3%, to $107.49 per barrel by 0407 GMT. <\/p>\n<p>US West Texas Intermediate crude \u200bfutures were up $5.28, or 5.3%, to $105.40 per barrel.<\/p>\n<p>The gains followed an \u200bearlier fall of greater than $1 in each benchmarks prior to \u2060Trump\u2019s televised speech to the nation, after having settled lower in \u200bthe previous session.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/html_modules\/2026\/03_MAR\/260319_how_oil_prices_have_exploded\/index.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"800px\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" name=\"69ce18cbc3576\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/%24\/35d3734f-1e29-4d0b-a646-15776be08249\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120px\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" name=\"69ce18cbc3599\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Fire erupting at an oil depot in Iran\u2019s capital Tehran (Picture: UGC\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump added that countries that get most of their oil supply from the Gulf region should take the lead in opening the strait.<\/p>\n<p>The UK, France and other US allies have said they&#8217;re willing to assist to maintain the waterway open \u2013 but only after hostilities have ceased.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They&#8217;ll do \u200bit easily,\u2019 Trump said. \u2018We will likely be helpful, but \u200bthey need to take the lead in protecting the \u2060oil that they so desperately rely on.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Trump ticked through a timeline of past American involvement in conflicts and noted that the continued war in Iran had lasted just 32 days, seeming to appeal for more time to realize his goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018World War I lasted one 12 months, seven months and five days,\u2019 he said. \u2018World War II lasted for 3 years, eight months and 25 days.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who was referring to the time the US was involved in those wars, also added references to Korea, Vietnam and Iraq.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_291600476-f692.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27817600\" alt=\"FILE - A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mohsen Ganji, File)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_291776818-b383.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27817194\" alt=\"President Donald Trump addresses the nation to give an update of the war against Iran from the Cross Hall of the White House\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Donald Trump addresses the nation to present an update of the war against Iran from the Cross Hall of the White House (Picture: Zuma Press\/Mega)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said US forces had delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield prior to now 4 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also insisted military motion was \u2018so powerful, so sensible\u2019 that \u2018one of the powerful countries\u2019 is \u2018really now not a threat\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, air sirens blared across each Doha and \u200bTel Aviv while he spoke, illustrating how the Islamic Republic remains to be capable of wreak havoc across the Middle East, despite taking heavy losses.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has expressed anger that NATO allies haven&#8217;t offered to assist open the strait, even threatening to withdraw from the 76-year-old alliance.<\/p>\n<p>But he made no mention of the bloc in his address.<\/p>\n<p>The speech appeared unlikely to maneuver the needle of public sentiment at a time when polling shows many Americans feel the US military has gone too far in Iran and as gas and oil prices remain high.<\/p>\n<p>In a Reuters\/Ipsos survey conducted last weekend, 60% of voters said they disapproved of \u200bthe war, while 35% approved.<\/p>\n<p>\u2060Some 66% of respondents said the US should work to finish its involvement within the war quickly, even when that meant not achieving the goals set out by the administration.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, meanwhile, has flirted with options each to escalate and de-escalate the conflict and his next moves are unclear, even to some close advisers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong><strong><strong>Get in contact with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this, <\/strong><strong>check our news page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Iranian president writes open letter to US asking \u2018is Trump putting America first?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Is Trump \u2018throwing a tantrum\u2019? 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