US President Donald Trump said Iran will not be allowed to have nuclear weapons and told supporters to “wait and see what we will do to Iran”. He spoke at a rally in Wasilla, Alaska, ahead of the 3 November Congressional midterm elections.
Trump also said Taiwan had agreed to buy 30 percent of the liquefied natural gas from a planned pipeline project in Alaska. The purchase would run for 20 years.
Taiwan’s commitment to the pipeline
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Taiwan had committed to invest 4.4 billion dollars to develop the Alaska pipeline. The project is described as planned, not yet built.
The record does not say when the agreement was signed.
Gas prices and the wider backdrop
By our market data, as of 03:21 GMT on 15 October, US natural gas was trading at $3.250, near its 31-day high.
He gave no details of any measures.
Data: FRED — St. Louis Fed
