Trump reveals ‘real reason’ for Iran war as he issues fresh invasion threat | World | News

Donald Trump has floated the idea of ​​American forces seizing Iran’s main oil terminal in the Persian Gulf as the war in the Middle East enters its fifth week. The US President suggested in his interview with the US that US troops could capture Kharg Island. Finance Times On Monday. He said: “Maybe we’ll get Kharg Island, maybe we won’t. We have a lot of options. That also means we should.” [on Kharg Island] for a while.”

As the United States and Israel continue their attacks on the Islamic Republic, a month after their first strike was launched on February 28, Iran has threatened to mine the Persian Gulf if it is invaded. Iran also hit a key water and electricity facility in hard-hit Kuwait as part of its ongoing campaign targeting Gulf Arab states, despite signs of progress in ceasefire talks.

Trump also said Iran had agreed to allow 20 ships carrying oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning and over the next few days “as a sign of respect.”

“I can only say that we’re doing extremely well in these negotiations, but with Iran you never know because we negotiate with them and then we always have to blow them up,” he said.

Iran’s attacks on energy infrastructure in the Gulf and its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil is transported, have sent oil prices soaring and sparked fears of a global oil crisis.

The US has presented a 15-point plan to Iran that includes agreeing to open the Bosphorus as pressure grows on Trump to end the conflict. Meanwhile, Tehran has prepared its own five-point plan, which includes maintaining its sovereignty over the key waterway.

Pakistan announced on Sunday that it would host talks between the United States and Iran, but there was no direct confirmation from either side and it was unclear whether the talks would be direct or indirect.

Thousands of US sailors and marines arrived in the Middle East over the weekend amid Trump’s threat to seize control of Kharg, which handles 90% of Iran’s oil exports, according to US Central Command.

Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, said he did not see the Pakistan talks as a cover for more US troops to enter the region.

Iranian forces said they were “waiting for American troops to arrive on the field to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever,” according to state media.