ViewpointsOpinionWill Trump’s Actions Send Oil Prices Soaring?Rising tensions with US are a welcome diversion from a collapsing Iranian economy, mounting internal instabilitySavePrintPump jacks are seen at dawn in an oil field over the Monterey Shale formation near Lost Hills, Calif., on March 24, 2014. David McNew/Getty ImagesJames Gorrie1/8/2020|Updated: 1/9/2020CommentaryWill President Donald Trump’s attack on a top Iranian leader send oil prices skyward?Share this articleLeave a commentJames GorrieAuthorJames R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.Author’s Selected Articles‘Green’ China Runs on Dirty CoalJul 08, 2025Of Humans and Humanoids in ChinaJul 01, 2025Do CCP-Controlled Small Businesses in the US Pose a Strategic Threat?Jun 18, 2025The Rise of Militarism in ChinaJun 09, 2025Related TopicsMiddle EastIranIraqDonald Trumpstock marketoil pricesQassem Soleimani