But he warned that if the agreement falls apart and the Strait of Hormuz isn't immediately reopened, the US will "conclude our lovely 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island." Trump had previously told the Financial Times on Sunday that he wanted to "take the oil in Iran," and suggested he could seize the export hub of Kharg Island. "Comments from President Trump about seizing Iranian oil and the country's Kharg Island export hub, a build-up of US troops and the involvement of Tehran-backed Houthis in the war all create the impression of a conflict that is escalating rather than drawing to a close," Hewson added.
Author: Lauren Edmonds
Published at: 2026-03-29 22:26:56
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