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Middle East crisis live: Trump says he wants to ‘take the oil’ in Iran and could seize Kharg Island ‘easily’

The Guardian · · 731 words · By Adam Fulton
Military Conflict International Relations Political Rhetoric
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Donald Trump has said his 'preference would be to take the oil' in Iran”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of multiple assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and as president of the United States of America. The earliest known attempt o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_D…
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“US forces could seize the regime’s export hub on Kharg Island”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 March 2026, the United States Air Force conducted a large bombing raid on Kharg Island, a key oil export hub off the Persian Gulf coast of Iran. The strikes targeted more than 90 Iranian militar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kharg_Island_attack
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — IRIS Kharg (Persian: خارگ) was a modified Ol-class fleet replenishment oiler of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, named after Kharg Island. Built by Swan Hunter in the United Kingdom and launched in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS_Kharg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kharg Island (Persian: جزیره خارگ, Persian pronunciation: [/xɑːrɡ/]), also spelled Khark Island and often referred to as the "Forbidden Island", is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharg_Island
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“The US sends thousands of troops to the Middle East”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Greater Middle East is a geopolitical term introduced in March 2004 in a paper published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as part of the United States' preparatory work for the Gr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Middle_East
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of modern conflicts ensuing in the geographic and political region known as the Middle East. The "Middle East" is traditionally defined as the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia), Levant, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_conflicts_in_th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign policy of the United States in the Middle East, a geopolitical region including parts of Africa and Asia, has among its primary considerations matters of petroleum politics, international …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_foreign_policy_i…
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“A peacekeeper was killed when a projectile exploded at one of its positions near the southern Lebanese village of Adchit al-Qusayr”
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“Another peacekeeper was critically injured”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — UNIFIL says one UN peacekeeper killed, one critically injured in southern Lebanon
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-israel-approves-billions-in-n…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A UN peacekeeper was killed and another was critically injured in an explosion in southern Lebanon
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260330-live-trump-…
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“The Israeli air force intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles launched from Yemen”
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“Benjamin Netanyahu announced an expansion of Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon”
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“Pakistan will soon host talks between the US and Iran”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, dismissed the talks in Pakistan as a cover
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260329-pakistan-of…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Pakistan says it will host US-Iran talks in 'coming days'
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-israel-approves-billions-in-n…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Pakistan offers to host US-Iran talks as Tehran warns ground troops would be 'set on fire'
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260329-pakistan-of…
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“Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iranian forces are 'waiting' for US ground troops to arrive”
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“Power has reportedly been restored across parts of Iran after Israeli strikes hit 'electricity infrastructure'”
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“The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that Iran’s heavy-water production plant at Khondab has 'sustained severe damage and is no longer operational'”
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“A fire at an industrial site in southern Israel has been brought under control, possibly caused by 'a weapon fragment or interceptor fragment'”
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“Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei thanked the Iraqi people and religious leadership for their support of Iran 'in the face of aggression'”
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“The Pope said God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have 'hands full of blood'”
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