Trump predicts swift end to Iran war, says oil prices will ‘drop like a rock’; Pezeshkian vows no submission
US President Donald Trump has again predicted a swift end to the war with Iran, telling reporters that oil prices would “drop like a rock” once the fighting stops. The promise on Iran war oil prices drew a defiant response from Tehran, where President Masoud Pezeshkian said force could not compel his country into submission.
Trump made the remarks to reporters in Montana. “The Iran war will end very soon … Soon, as they want it to end,” he said. “They’ll never have a nuclear weapon, and oil prices will drop like a rock.”
According to Anadolu Agency, Trump also conceded he was unsure which Iranian officials Washington was actually negotiating with. He claimed US strikes had destroyed Iran’s 159-ship naval fleet and wrecked its fighter jets on their runways. “Iran was the bully of the Middle East,” he said.
Iran war oil prices pledge comes as US weighs ‘Mother of All Bombs’
The oil-price promise landed alongside a striking report from CNN, which said on Thursday that the US military was planning for the possible use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, better known as the “Mother of All Bombs”, against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites if Trump decides to renew combat in the deadlocked war.
The report, citing officials familiar with the matter, said the weapon was under consideration for striking hardened targets. But officials also doubted it could destroy suspected underground nuclear sites and flagged civilian-casualty concerns. One source told CNN the MOAB was “great for huge area clearance but not much else”, adding: “It is definitely not designed as a deep penetration warhead.”
Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have been at an impasse since the summer, and Washington has recently dialled back military operations in favour of economic pressure.
Pezeshkian: Iran facing most intense blockade since 1979
In Tehran, Pezeshkian struck a very different note. Addressing the country on state television, he warned that military action could not force a nation into submission and said Iran “must find a way to strengthen national cohesion and unity”, Al Jazeera reported.
He said the country was facing its most intense blockade since the 1979 Revolution, and accused Washington of deliberately making life difficult for ordinary Iranians to fuel public anger and trigger unrest. “Over the 48 years since the Revolution, we have never faced such intense blockade, war and difficulties as we are facing now,” he said.
Why the Iran war oil prices promise matters for Pakistan
Trump’s pledge speaks directly to Pakistani motorists. Pakistan revises fuel prices every fortnight in line with international oil markets, so any sustained fall in crude would feed through to the pump within weeks. The October 16 revision already showed the link: petrol cut by Rs3.63 to Rs390.23 while diesel rose, and Brent has been trading near $106 a barrel on supply fears.
Trump has made the “very soon” prediction before, telling an American interviewer earlier this week that the war would end shortly, as covered in detail here. The repetition suggests the White House sees a ceasefire narrative as politically useful.
There is also a domestic clock. Trump is trying to lift his approval ratings ahead of November’s midterm elections, with polls showing the unpopular war and the fuel price rises it caused are hurting his Republican Party. Pakistan, meanwhile, condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at the UN Security Council this week, underlining how the wider regional conflict keeps pulling Islamabad’s diplomacy in too.
Frequently asked questions
What did Trump say about the Iran war ending?
Trump told reporters in Montana that “the Iran war will end very soon” and that oil prices would “drop like a rock” once it does.
What was Pezeshkian’s response?
Iran’s president said military force could not compel Tehran into submission and described the current US blockade as the most intense since the 1979 Revolution.
Is the US considering the ‘Mother of All Bombs’ against Iran?
CNN reported the US military is planning for the potential use of the GBU-43/B MOAB against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites if combat resumes, though officials doubted it could destroy underground sites.
How would the end of the Iran war affect fuel prices in Pakistan?
Pakistan sets petrol and diesel prices every fortnight based on international oil markets, so a sustained fall in crude after a ceasefire would likely bring pump prices down within weeks.
