Trump tells allies ‘get your own oil’, says Iran war could end in 2-3 weeks

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Apr 01, 2026 · 1093 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Trump tells allies ‘get your own oil’, says Iran war could end in 2-3 weeks Under pressure as domestic petrol prices soar, US president says no deal needed to end war on Iran.

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What happened

Trump tells allies ‘get your own oil’, says Iran war could end in 2-3 weeks Under pressure as domestic petrol prices soar, US president says no deal needed to end war on Iran.

Why it matters

Trump says US will be leaving Iran in two to three weeks President Donald Trump has said the United States could stop attacking Iran within two to three weeks and that a deal is not necessary to end a war that has disrupted energy supplies and shaken the…

Common ground

His comments came as Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that no negotiations are going on with Washington despite direct and indirect exchanges of messages, nearly five weeks after the US and Israel began attacking…

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 Strait of Hormuz is a vital waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquified natural gas passes?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “The Strait of Hormuz is a vital waterway through which one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquified natural gas passes”

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Claim 2: “Iran has always maintained that its nuclear activities are peaceful and that it has never sought to produce a nuclear weapon”

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Claim 3: “Trump criticized the UK and France for not supporting military actions against Iran”

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Claim 4: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the war on Iran is beyond the halfway point in terms of missions”

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Claim 5: “UK Defence Secretary John Healey affirmed the UK remains a key US ally”

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Claim 6: “The US and Israel began attacking Iran nearly five weeks ago”

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Claim 7: “Domestic petrol prices in the US have exceeded an average of $4 per gallon due to Iran’s attacks on Gulf oil facilities”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan has adopted a policy of official neutrality in response to the 2026 Iran war, which began in February of that year after joint airstrikes on Iran by the United States of America and the State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_in_the_2026_Iran_war

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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 — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started an armed conflict with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Irania…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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Claim 8: “Under pressure as domestic petrol prices soar, US president says no deal needed to end war on Iran”

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Claim 9: “Trump says US will be leaving Iran in two to three weeks”

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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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Claim 10: “Trump said 'Iran doesn’t have to make a deal, no'”

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Claim 11: “Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that no negotiations are going on with Washington”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abbas Araghchi (Persian: عباس عراقچی [ʔæbˌbɒːse æɾɒːˈɢtʃi] ; also spelled Araqchi, born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since Augu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ballistic missile program of Iran is the largest in the Middle East and plays a key role in Iran's military strategy. Its diverse short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles serve as a deterre…
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Claim 12: “France has not changed its position on not allowing use of its bases for attacks on Iran”

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Claim 13: “Trump tells allies ‘get your own oil’, says Iran war could end in 2-3 weeks”

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Claim 14: “Trump previously claimed that Iran was engaged in negotiations and 'begging' for a deal”

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