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Meanwhile, fighting in the Middle East continues as oil prices climb

Published October 23, 2026 5:30PM (EDT)

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Alico Arena, Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

On Thursday, President Donald Trump posted to his social media website a headline from the Wall Street Journal: “More oil is now coming out of the Persian Gulf than before the Iran War.” While this is indeed what the Journal used as a headline in a recent story, the president did not link to the article or give more info beyond that. As the report reads , “Middle East oil flows, including shipments through Hormuz and alternative routes across the region, averaged more than 24 million barrels a day in the week through Oct.…