Trump says with more time, US can ‘take the oil’ in Iran
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“Trump says with more time, US can ‘take the oil’ in Iran”
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— 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…
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— 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 …
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— Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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“Despite weeks long Iranian blockade on Strait of Hormuz, US president claims Washington can ‘easily’ reopen waterway”
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— On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
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— The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
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“One month ago, he said that US Navy ships would accompany oil ships through the strategic waterway”
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
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— The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
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— In a press conference in December 2025, U.S. president Donald Trump announced a United States Navy guided-missile warship, to be called the Trump-class battleship. The class is also known as BBG(X) i…
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“Trump has been promising for weeks that the US will reopen the strait soon”
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“Under the international law doctrine of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1962, oil and minerals belong to the countries where they are located”
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“Trump has regularly called for 'taking the oil' in countries where the US has been militarily involved, including Iraq and Venezuela”
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“The Iranian governing system has remained intact despite the assassinations of some of its top officials and the daily bombardment by the US and Israel”
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“The US has no publicly known military presence on the ground inside Iran”
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“In Venezuela, since US forces abducted President Nicolas Maduro in January, his successor, Delcy Rodriguez, has been working with the Trump administration to sell large amounts of oil”
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“Trump suggested that replicating the Venezuelan model in Iran is possible, but it would require prolonging the war”
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“The war will enter its sixth week on Saturday”
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“Trump has been claiming that US forces have crushed Iran’s military capabilities”
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“Trump has been threatening to bomb civilian infrastructure across Iran, including power stations and water desalination plants”
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“On Wednesday, he shared footage of the destruction of a major civilian bridge in Iran, warning of similar attacks in the future”
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“Bombing civilian sites amounts to collective punishment and is prohibited under international law”
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“Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei likened the US attack on the bridge to ISIL (ISIS) tactics”
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