India, March 12 -- Amid soaring oil prices and global panic, US President Donald Trump set his priorities straight. He said that stopping Iran from having nuclear weapons is of "far greater importance" to him than surging oil prices.

While the world scrambles to deal with the oil crisis in the face of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing US-Iran war, Trump said that Washington, being the "largest oil producer in the world", makes money when oil prices go up. Follow US-Iran war news live updates

In a post on Truth Social, he said, "The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money. BUT, of far greater interest and importance to me, as President, is stoping...