Iran asking Trump to stop tweets as they are driving up oil prices - Shana

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Iran’s state-news agency Shana is out with the latest headlines, citing that Iran is calling on the US President Trump to stop his tweet, as they are driving oil prices higher.

This comes after Trump took to Twitter, tweeting: “The OPEC Monopoly must remember that gas prices are up & they are doing little to help. If anything, they are driving prices higher as the United States defends many of their members for very little $’s. This must be a two way street. REDUCE PRICING NOW!”

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Dhwani Mehta

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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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