The White House said it was also “in constant coordination with the relevant agencies on this important issue.”
“President Trump and his entire energy team have had a strong game plan to keep the energy markets stable well before Operation Epic Fury began, and they will continue to review all credible options,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said.
She said, without sharing details of the plan, that “as the president said last night, this is short-term change in oil prices, which will drop dramatically once the objectives” of the Iran war are achieved.
A U.S. official separately told NBC News that Trump was reviewing a number of options to drive down prices, including restricting U.S. exports, intervening in the futures market and lifting some requirements of the Jones Act, which requires that domestic fuel be carried only on U.S.-flagged ships.
International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol also participated in the meeting, where he
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