trump2028. wrote:
Financial Times:
Donald Trump has said he wants to “take the oil in Iran” and could seize the export hub of Kharg Island, as the US sends thousands of troops to the Middle East.
The US president told the FT in an interview on Sunday that his “preference would be to take the oil”, comparing the potential move to Venezuela where the US intends to control the oil industry “indefinitely” following its capture of strongman leader Nicolás Maduro in January.
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Trump said: “To be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran but some stupid people back in the US say: ‘why are you doing that?’ But they’re stupid people.”
This sounds like Trump believes that all of Iran's oil is on Kharg Island or that Iran would keep the oil flowing to the island if the US took control of it. He also implies that siezing the island will be easy. Iran is currently setting mines and other traps there and would likely perform a scorched earth retreat if they thought they would lose it. Of course no mention of getting ships through the Straight of Hormuz which is currently blocked by Iran.
The simplistic stupidity of Trump, his administration, and his followers reaches new lows evey day.