Washington DC [US], March 30 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted in an interview with the Financial Times that Washington could seize Kharg Island, Iran’s key oil export hub. “Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options,” he said, adding, “I don’t think they have any defence. We could take it very easily.”
Trump also stated a preference for taking Iran’s oil, dismissing domestic critics as “stupid people” and acknowledging that any operation “would also mean we had to be there [in Kharg Island] for a while.” Drawing a parallel with US policy in Venezuela, he suggested such assets could be held “indefinitely,” the Financial Times reported.
Despite the threats, Trump said he was optimistic about a deal with Iran, pointing to “very good negotiations” and Iran allowing 20 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as a “sign of respect.” Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, he said, “I do see a deal in Iran, yeah. Could be soon,” and added that the US had destroyed “many, many targets today” while negotiating with Iran “directly and indirectly.”
Separately, Iran’s Acting Defence Minister Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Ibn Reza spoke by phone with Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler amid the wider West Asia conflict. According to Iranian state media Press TV, General Reza condemned what he called “brutal military aggression” against Iran as a violation of international law. (ANI)
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