Trump doubles down after dismissing affordability concerns amid Iran war 

President Trump on Friday defended his controversial remarks earlier this week when the president said he was not factoring in Americans’ cost of living concerns during negotiations to end the conflict with Iran.

“That’s a perfect statement. I’d make it again,” Trump told Fox News’s Bret Baier, ahead of his return to the U.S. from a summit in China.

The president told reporters on Tuesday that the “only thing” that matters in these talks is preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. 

“I don’t think about Americans’ financial situations. I don’t think about anybody. I think about one thing: We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon,” he said.  

The war in Iran, particularly restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, has placed a strain on the global energy market, sending the price of oil soaring. International benchmark Brent crude oil........

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