Trump summons oil and gas executives to discuss long-term sanctions on Iran.

According to Xinhua News Agency, President Trump recently met with oil and gas industry executives at the White House to discuss the impact of the Iran conflict on the energy sector and the possibility of long-term sanctions against Iran. According to the American Axios news website on April 29, Trump, Vice President Pence, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, White House Chief of Staff Suzy Wiles, Special Presidential Envoy Kurt Volker, and Kushner attended the meeting on the 28th. The executives present included ExxonMobil CEO Mike Wirth. According to the American website Politico, representatives from the international commodity trading company Trafigura Group, Dutch Vitol Oil Company, and Swiss Mercuria Energy Group also attended the meeting.