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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

Trump says oil price spike is ‘very small price to pay for safety and peace’ as Iran war rages

President Donald Trump has claimed higher oil prices are a “very small price to pay” for global “peace and safety” as the Iran war rages.

Oil prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel launched joint military strikes on Iran just over a week ago, recording their largest one‑week spike since March 1983.

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