Iran Parliament Speaker MB Ghalibaf took a jibe at US President Donald Trump, saying no oil well exploded despite the latter’s warning and said the crude oil prices could touch USD 140 per barrel soon.
In a post on X, Ghalibaf said that the US administration gets “junk” advice from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for pushing the “blockade” theory.
“3 days in, no well exploded. We could extend to 30 and livestream the well here. That was the kind of junk advice the US admin gets from people like Bessent who also push the blockade theory and cranked oil up to $120+. Next stop:140. The issue isn’t the theory, it’s the mindset,” the Speaker wrote.
3 days in, no well exploded.We could extend to 30 and livestream the well here.
That was the kind of junk advice the US admin gets from people like Bessent who also push the blockade theory and cranked oil up to $120+. Next stop:140. The issue isn’t the theory, it’s the mindset.— محمدباقر قالیباف | MB Ghalibaf (@mb_ghalibaf) April 29, 2026
Last Sunday, Trump claimed that Iran has just three days to agree to a ceasefire deal to end the war, or its oil pipelines will “explode from within.”
Oil prices have jumped to over USD 120 as the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues despite a ceasefire.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has that it had reached a “significant milestone after successfully redirecting the 42nd commercial vessel attempting to violate the blockade”.
It said there are “41 tankers with 69 million barrels of oil that the Iranian regime can’t sell,” estimating the value to more than $6 billion.
Meanwhile, Russian PresidentVladimir Putin has warned Trump not to resume attacks on Iran. In a phone call between the two leaders, Putin said Trump’s decision to extend the ceasefire was “the right one”, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, including from AFP.
But he said there would be “inevitable and extremely damaging consequences” for the region and wider world if military action restarted.
