President Trump has not only squeezed Iran's oil exports DRY, costing them billions, but American oil is setting daily RECORDS as the world's tankers flock to the US for gas
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WATTERS: "Xi Jinping got a bit prickly about the embargo. Now wants the whole war over. He sent a letter to Trump, a love letter."
"Iranians want round two of peace talks and the Chinese are begging them to go back to Pakistan because now Beijing is starting to feel the heat."
"Beijing can't buy any more cheap sanctioned Iranian oil, and now every Chinese trade route to the West is controlled by the US Navy, but the ChiComs are welcome to buy American, and they already are!"
"The US oil market is open for business, and it is booming. Big oil just had its biggest payday in history."
???? CHINA IS BEGGING IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL!
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh)April 16, 2026
President Trump has not only squeezed Iran's oil exports DRY, costing them billions, but American oil is setting daily RECORDS as the world's tankers flock to the US for gas
WATTERS: "Xi Jinping got a bit prickly about the embargo. Now… pic.twitter.com/azyI4JwSBI
"The United States just hit an all time high, all week, exporting 5 million barrels a DAY."
"Over 100 tankers are lining up off the Gulf of America to get their frantic little hands on our sweet, sweet crude, and it's not just crude."
"We're shipping everything from gas, jet fuel, diesel at record levels, and we're getting over a million barrels a day from our new amigos in Venezuela."
"Oil futures for June just dropped into the 80s. Prices at the pump are down from last week's highs and still falling!"
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