President Donald Trump claimed that the United States military has been secretly moving millions of barrels of oil out of Iranian control every night, making the remarks during an Oval Office bill signing ceremony, according to The Independent. He made the claim while responding to new inflation data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing prices rose 4.2 percent year-on-year in May. It’s reportedly the highest level in three years.
Trump said inflation would drop once the ongoing war with Iran ends, before telling reporters he had something they did not know. He then said the US had been removing large amounts of oil from Iranian waters under the cover of darkness, suggesting Iran was unaware of the operation until he spoke publicly about it.
