President Trump tells the FT: — He wants to seize Iran’s oil: “To be honest with you, my favourite thing

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Mehdi Hasan

@mehdirhasan

For years, US presidents have dressed up their imperialism and neo-imperialism in the language of security, democracy, humanitarian intervention. Those of us who said 'it's about the oil!' were ignored or dismissed as leftist conspiracy theorists. Now we have a US president who says it all openly and proudly. Not sure there's ever any going back tbh...

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Yashar Ali 

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BREAKING President Trump tells the FT: — He wants to seize Iran’s oil: “To be honest with you, my favourite thing is to take the oil in Iran.” — Specifically considering taking Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub — Compares it to Venezuela, saying the U.S. could control

11:45 AM · Mar 30, 2026

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