Trump Says Iran War Will End in Two Weeks, Predicts Oil Price Crash

President Donald Trump has stated that the United States could bring down global oil prices by disengaging from Iran, suggesting his administration would withdraw from the country within weeks.

Speaking to journalists at the White House in response to a question on how his leadership would address rising oil prices, Trump argued that a US exit from Iran would have an immediate impact on the market.

“All we have to do is to leave Iran and we would be doing that very soon and they will become tumbling down,” he said.

He also linked his position to broader security concerns, referencing tensions over Iran’s nuclear ambitions and justifying past military actions.

“Stock prices were up almost a record, I said to the American people it’s time we make a detour because we have a mad man who wants nuclear weapon. If we did not knock him out with a B2-bomber, we would have had a nuclear weapon that would have been used before this, before today,” Trump said.

He suggested that failure to act decisively could have led to catastrophic consequences, insisting that his approach prevented a potential nuclear threat.

“You would not be standing there asking that question. I would say that within two or three weeks we will leave.”

His remarks come amid heightened geopolitical tensions involving Iran and ongoing debates over US foreign policy in the Middle East, particularly around military involvement and its effect on global energy markets.

On Monday, Trump openly threatened to seize Iran’s oil resources, declaring that taking control of the country’s crude exports is his preferred course of action. In an interview with the Financial Times, he said he would like to “take the oil in Iran” and is considering targeting the strategic export hub of Kharg Island, which is responsible for more than 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports.

“To be honest with you, my favorite thing is to take the oil in Iran but some stupid people back in the U.S. say: ‘Why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people,” he said.

Earlier on Monday, Trump announced that Washington is in talks with Iran’s new leadership aimed at ending ongoing military operations. In a statement on his Truth Social account, he described the discussions as “progressing” and expressed optimism, noting that the US is engaging with a leadership that appears “more reasonable.”

“The United States of America is in serious discussions with a new, and more reasonable, regime to end our Military Operations in Iran. Great progress has been made,” Trump stated.

He also highlighted that certain conditions remain crucial, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for international trade. He warned that failure to reach an agreement could trigger devastating military action.

“But, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately ‘Open for Business,’ we will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet ‘touched,’” he said.

Trump framed these potential actions as retribution for past violence against Americans and others during Iran’s former government.

“This will be in retribution for our many soldiers, and others, that Iran has butchered and killed over the old Regime’s 47 year ‘Reign of Terror,’” he said.