Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · May 6
Trump touts progress in Iran talks while hosting UFC fighters
Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · May 6

Trump touts progress in Iran talks while hosting UFC fighters

4 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 6
  • In the Oval Office, he said the past 24 hours of talks were "very good" and previewed a 4,000-seat UFC event on the White House South Lawn on 14 June.
  • Trump said he had met Chevron and ExxonMobil executives on the war's economic impact, while noting falling oil prices and a wartime US average gasoline price of $4.56 a gallon.
  • He said any economic pain was worth countering Iran's nuclear programme, despite Iranian fire on US ships earlier this week, and again predicted Tehran wanted a deal.
As peace talks with Iran intensify, why is the White House hosting a UFC fight on its South Lawn?
With oil prices falling yet gas prices at a record high, who is really profiting from the Iran war?