Trump says he could ‘take Iran’s oil’ and boasts he can invade Kharg Island ‘easily’ as US troops numbers in Middle East swell to 50,000
Donald Trump said he could ‘take the oil from Iran’ and boasted that he could ‘easily’ invade Kharg Island.
This comes as the number of US troops in the Middle East rose to 50,000, about 10,000 more than normal.
After the Pentagon drew up plans for possible raids on Kharg Island, the Islamic Republic’s main oil export hub, and attacks on coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran vowed to fire American troops if the US President ordered a land attack on the country.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump said his ‘preference would be to take the oil’, likening the potential operation to Venezuela, whose oil industry it plans to control ‘indefinitely’ after Washington took over dictator Nicolás Maduro in January.
Donald Trump said he could ‘take the oil from Iran’ and boasted he could ‘easily’ invade Kharg Island
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