US House Speaker Mike Johnson Links Iran Conflict Resolution to Congressional Elections
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson stated on Sunday in an interview with Fox News that a resolution to the conflict with Iran within the next 73 days would be advantageous, though he asserted that Republicans would still win the upcoming congressional elections even if the issue remained unresolved.
The Republican Speaker of the House made these claims without acknowledging the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program, stating that the Trump administration would have resolved it after 50 years.
Contrary to reports from all maritime traffic monitoring organizations in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Johnson claimed that oil is being transported from the strait, citing approximately 80 million barrels moved on Tuesday. This assertion appears aimed at appealing to voters concerned and angered by rising fuel prices.
Earlier, the American outlet Axios had reported that the impact of statements by former U.S. President Donald Trump on oil prices had diminished over time compared to the initial weeks of the Iran conflict.
The Axios report indicated that Trump had published 269 posts referencing Iran or the Strait of Hormuz between February 28 and August 19. Ben Kahl, a prominent oil market analyst, was quoted in the report explaining that the initial weeks of the conflict saw an information vacuum and uncertainty regarding U.S. policy and objectives, leading global markets to overreact to Trump’s posts. However, Kahl noted that global markets have ceased paying significant attention to Trump’s statements in recent months, recognizing they do not reflect reality. Many of Trump’s remarks concerning the Strait of Hormuz and the objectives of the conflict, he added, have had no practical connection to the volume of oil passing through the waterway.
Kahl further observed that the White House managed to control the media narrative during the first two months of the conflict, successfully preventing oil price surges, but this influence has waned over time.
