Trump says he stopped Iran from obtaining nuclear weapon and 'blowing up' Middle East
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call to discuss the war in Iran and global energy markets. Putin confirmed Russia's willingness to supply oil to the U.S. and global markets to help stabilize prices.
Why it matters
High-level diplomatic communication between the U.S. and Russia regarding energy policy and regional conflicts has significant implications for global economic stability.
Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Heads of State Council in Turkmenbashi on Friday. (Gavriil Grigorov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump in their Friday phone call discussed the war in Iran, according to a release from the Kremlin.
Russia didn’t specify what the two presidents discussed about the war.
Following the phone call, Trump announced that Putin had agreed to eventually release millions of tons of diesel into the global market as prices soar, starting with 300,000 tons “immediately.”
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