He linked the economic outlook to the end of the Iran conflict and an agreement preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Trump also predicted that energy figures would improve after the situation involving Iran was settled. He credited Ogles with supporting what he called American energy dominance. Trump said tariffs had generated hundreds of billions of dollars and protected the domestic automobile industry. Trump made tariffs a central element of his economic agenda during his first term, imposing duties on imported steel, aluminium and a range of Chinese goods.