Trump Says US Will Not Attack Iran Before Midterm Election

Tyler, why did he feel a need to say this out loud? Perhaps, Joe, because we saw these moves in the oil market, and there was, this reporting, as you mentioned, from the Atlantic overnight, which seemed to put on the table that president Trump could be looking at array of options to escalate the conflict ahead of the midterm elections. And what was interesting about the reporting was that it seemed to suggest that proponents of strikes, whether or not they could be limited ahead of election day and then a wider scale operation after election day, seem to think that it could give president Trump a political win in a sense as diplomacy does remain stalled. But we know that the conflict is repeatedly weighing on American voters as they gear up to go to the polls in November. In fact, there was a new poll out, just the other day from NBC, which found that 57% of voters say they are less likely to support a candidate who supports the war. The issue though at the moment, Joe, is that it does appear that we are poised towards some sort of escalation as we continue to see, strikes on ships in the Strait Of Hormuz. That has ticked up in recent weeks as well as the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis escalate as well. The Houthi militant group, which is backed by Iran, hit two airports in Saudi Arabia overnight. And, really, the crux of this is that we have been seeing more oil flow through the Strait Of Rimuz in large part due to the US naval, protection that is being given to these ships, but also so called shuttling services. But, Joe and Kailey, I'd add, it seems like regional allies are preparing for that to be in place for the long haul. We had reporting earlier today that Saudi Arabia is looking to formalize its so so called shuttle system.