US President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers in May. Photo: ReutersTehran: US President Donald Trump is the “main culprit” to blame for a recent surge in oil prices, Iranian oil minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Wednesday. “Mr Trump both tries to decrease Iran’s oil exports significantly and also wants prices not to go up. These two can’t happen together,” Zanganeh said, alluding to US sanctions on Iran’s oil sales set to take effect in November. “It would be good for the price of oil for Iran to be able to sell it,” the French leader said.

Source: Mint September 26, 2018 13:52 UTC