{"id":2326,"date":"2026-03-30T07:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=2326"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:09:22","slug":"trump-says-he-prefers-to-seize-iranian-oil-hub-as-troops-deploy-to-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/trump-says-he-prefers-to-seize-iranian-oil-hub-as-troops-deploy-to-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u00a0says he \u2018prefers\u2019 to seize Iranian oil hub as troops deploy to region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>US President Donald Trump\u00a0said he would \u201cprefer\u201d to \u201ctake the oil\u201d in Iran and indicated that Washington could seize Kharg Island, a key export hub, as US forces expand their presence in the Middle East, a report said on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran,\u201d he said in an interview with the Financial Times, comparing the approach to Venezuela, where the US aims to control the oil sector \u201cindefinitely\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His comments came as oil prices have surged more than 50% in a month, with Brent crude rising above $116 per barrel amid the escalating conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-real-news-real-impact wp-block-embed-real-news-real-impact\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1qVIKqwFk7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/deranged-trump-fires-salvoes-at-nato-and-iran\/\">Deranged Trump fires salvoes at NATO and Iran<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Deranged Trump fires salvoes at NATO and Iran&#8221; &#8212; REAL NEWS,REAL IMPACT\" src=\"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/deranged-trump-fires-salvoes-at-nato-and-iran\/embed\/#?secret=mZR2oqnRsJ#?secret=1qVIKqwFk7\" data-secret=\"1qVIKqwFk7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don\u2019t. We have a lot of options,\u201d\u00a0Trump said of potential operations, adding such a move \u201cwould also mean we had to be there for a while\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think they have any defence. We could take it very easily,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pentagon has ordered the deployment of 10 000 troops trained for land operations, with around 3 500 already arriving in the region, including approximately 2 200 Marines, while additional forces are en route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials have warned that an assault on Kharg Island could increase risks for US troops and prolong the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent developments include an attack on a Saudi air base that wounded 12 US troops and damaged a $270 million surveillance aircraft as well as a ballistic missile launch toward Israel by Yemen\u2019s Houthi forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udccd Satellite imagery shows multiple strikes across Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia after the latest Iranian attack on US bases<br><br>\u2022 It confirms damage to a US E-3G Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft and a KC-135 tanker <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8N6Vn3gIMv\">pic.twitter.com\/8N6Vn3gIMv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anadoluagency\/status\/2038490674840932376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the escalation, Trump\u00a0said indirect talks with Iran via Pakistani \u201cemissaries\u201d were progressing, adding: \u201cA deal could be made fairly quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said Iran had allowed 20 Pakistan-flagged oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, stating: \u201cThey gave us 10. Now they\u2019re giving 20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional escalations have continued to rage since Israel and the US launched an offensive against Iran on February 28, killing more than 1 340 people to date, including then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targetting Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military assets, causing casualties and damage to infrastructure while disrupting global markets and aviation. &#8211; AA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump\u00a0said he would \u201cprefer\u201d to \u201ctake the oil\u201d in Iran and indicated that Washington could seize Kharg Island, a key export hub, as US forces expand their presence in the Middle East, a report said on Sunday. \u201cTo be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[65,15,23,24,18],"class_list":{"0":"post-2326","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-conflict-zones","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-israel","11":"tag-trump","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-zionist"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2331,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326\/revisions\/2331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}