Trump says with more time, US can ‘take the oil’ in Iran

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 03, 2026 · 675 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Trump says with more time, US can ‘take the oil’ in Iran Despite weeks long Iranian blockade on Strait of Hormuz, US president claims Washington can ‘easily’ reopen waterway.

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What happened

Trump says with more time, US can ‘take the oil’ in Iran Despite weeks long Iranian blockade on Strait of Hormuz, US president claims Washington can ‘easily’ reopen waterway.

Why it matters

Donald Trump has suggested that the United States is looking to seize Iran’s oil industry, appearing to argue that more time is needed for the war.

Common ground

“With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE,” the US president wrote in a social media post on Friday.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that 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?
How does this story connect Military Conflict with Oil Resources over the next few days?

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Claim 1: “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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Claim 2: “The US has no publicly known military presence on the ground inside Iran”

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Claim 3: “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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Claim 4: “One month ago, he said that US Navy ships would accompany oil ships through the strategic waterway”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump-class_battleship

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Claim 5: “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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Claim 6: “Bombing civilian sites amounts to collective punishment and is prohibited under international law”

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Claim 7: “Trump has been threatening to bomb civilian infrastructure across Iran, including power stations and water desalination plants”

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Claim 8: “Trump has been promising for weeks that the US will reopen the strait soon”

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Claim 9: “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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Claim 10: “Trump has been claiming that US forces have crushed Iran’s military capabilities”

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Claim 11: “Trump says with more time, US can ‘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'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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Claim 12: “Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei likened the US attack on the bridge to ISIL (ISIS) tactics”

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Claim 13: “The war will enter its sixth week on Saturday”

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Claim 14: “Trump suggested that replicating the Venezuelan model in Iran is possible, but it would require prolonging the war”

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Claim 15: “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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Claim 16: “Despite weeks long Iranian blockade on Strait of Hormuz, US president claims Washington can ‘easily’ reopen waterway”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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