CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi urged US President Donald Trump on Monday to stop the Iran war, saying only he could do so, and warned that fears of the oil price going above $200 a barrel were not exaggerated.
“I tell President Trump: nobody can stop the war in our region in the Gulf but you,” El-Sisi said at the Egypt Energy Show 2026 conference in Cairo. “Please, Mr. President, please. Please help us stop the war. You are capable of doing so,” he added.
Egypt, long a recipient of US military aid and support from wealthy Gulf countries, has also condemned Iranian attacks on Gulf Arab states and pushed diplomatic efforts to avoid a wider regional war.
TWIN SHOCKS OF SHORTAGES, PRICE RISES FEARED
The war will trigger twin shocks of supply shortages and price rises, the full extent of which have yet to be felt, El-Sisi told the conference.
