President Trump: US could ‘take the oil in Iran’

FXStreetMar 30, 2026 12:07 AM

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Reuters is reporting the latest comments delivered by US President Donald Trump in his interview with the Financial Times (FT).

Key quotes

The US could ‘take the oil in Iran’.

The US could seize the export hub of Kharg Island,

Number of Pakistan-flagged oil tankers Iran had permitted through the Strait of Hormuz had now been doubled to 20.

Could take Kharg Island ‘very easily’.

Iranians have no defense on Kharg Island.

Indirect talks via emissaries progressing well.

A deal could be made ‘fairly quickly’.

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