Donald Trump said he wanted to “seize Iran's oil” and possibly occupy Iran's oil export hub, Khark Island. Currently, the United States is sending thousands more soldiers to the Middle East. On Sunday local time, Trump said he was “more inclined to seize oil” and compared this potential move to the situation in Venezuela. In January of this year, after capturing Venezuela's powerful leader Maduro, the US planned to control the country's oil industry “indefinitely.” At the time Trump made this statement, the war between the US and Israel against Iran had already plunged the Middle East into crisis, and oil prices had soared by more than 50% within a month. On Monday morning during the Asian session, the price of Brent crude oil broke through 116 US dollars per barrel, close to the highest level since the outbreak of the conflict. Trump said, “To be honest, what I want to do most is seize Iran's oil, but some idiots in the US will ask, 'Why are you doing this? ' But they're just idiots.” However, despite Trump's threat to seize Iran's oil production facilities, he stressed that indirect negotiations between the US and Iran through Pakistan's “special envoy” are progressing smoothly. Trump has set an April 6 deadline for Iran to accept an agreement to end the war, otherwise it will face an attack on its energy sector by the US. When asked if a cease-fire agreement can be reached in the next few days and the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened, Trump declined to give specific details.

Donald Trump said he wanted to “seize Iran's oil” and possibly occupy Iran's oil export hub, Khark Island. Currently, the United States is sending thousands more soldiers to the Middle East. On Sunday local time, Trump said he was “more inclined to seize oil” and compared this potential move to the situation in Venezuela. In January of this year, after capturing Venezuela's powerful leader Maduro, the US planned to control the country's oil industry “indefinitely.” At the time Trump made this statement, the war between the US and Israel against Iran had already plunged the Middle East into crisis, and oil prices had soared by more than 50% within a month. On Monday morning during the Asian session, the price of Brent crude oil broke through 116 US dollars per barrel, close to the highest level since the outbreak of the conflict. Trump said, “To be honest, what I want to do most is seize Iran's oil, but some idiots in the US will ask, 'Why are you doing this? ' But they're just idiots.” However, despite Trump's threat to seize Iran's oil production facilities, he stressed that indirect negotiations between the US and Iran through Pakistan's “special envoy” are progressing smoothly. Trump has set an April 6 deadline for Iran to accept an agreement to end the war, otherwise it will face an attack on its energy sector by the US. When asked if a cease-fire agreement can be reached in the next few days and the Strait of Hormuz can be reopened, Trump declined to give specific details.