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Trump Maintains Iran Sanctions
The U.S. president stated that Iran’s decision to stop negotiations will not change U.S. policy. Officials said the blockade will continue and that falling oil prices are expected.
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President Donald Trump said he “couldn’t care less” about Iran’s decision to halt peace negotiations and that the U.S. would maintain its blockade regardless. In an interview with CNBC, Trump stated that the interruption in discussions would not change U.S. policy.
Trump told CNBC he is “not worried” about the potential effects on oil markets. He added the phrase “Oil will be dropping like a rock,” according to reporting by The Independent that cited his remarks on June 1, 2026. The president repeated that he does not care whether talks resume.
The president’s comments were reported across outlets including ZeroHedge, The Independent, and CNBC, which carried near-identical accounts drawn from the same interview. No Iranian government response to the statements appears in the reporting. The sources contain no additional detail on the mechanics of the blockade, specific sanctions measures, or named U.S. officials offering forward-looking price forecasts beyond the president’s own quoted language.
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