US Interior Secretary expresses confidence in Trump’s Iran diplomacy

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he has “tremendous confidence” in the engagement President Donald Trump says he has had with Iran.

“President Trump is going to resolve it, and I’m very confident that as dealmaker-in-chief, he’s going to come out of this with a winning deal for Americans,” Burgum told CNBC.

When asked how the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has affected the administration’s thinking on oil supply chains, Burgum said the risks were understood from the start.

“President Trump knew this on day one,” he said. “We’ve been completely aware of this thing.”