Trump wants to "take" Iran's main oil island because Venezuela went so well
Just when everyone thought the Middle East situation couldn't get more chaotic, Trump jumped online to suggest a casual hostile takeover of Iran's entire energy market.
So, right after a round of US airstrikes, Trump hopped on social media to announce that America is going to hit Iran very hard. And then came the kicker: he casually mentioned the US will soon just seize control of Kharg Island, the tiny hub that handles about 90% of Iran's crude oil exports.
His logic? He says we did it with Venezuela and it "worked out great for everybody." Which, if anyone has looked at a map or a news report about Venezuela in the last five years, is a pretty wild take.
A few hours later, he went on Fox News and walked it back a tiny bit, admitting that maybe the American public doesn't "have the stomach" for occupying foreign oil islands. But hey, a guy can dream.
Taking over a sovereign country's entire economic lifeline via social media post is certainly one way to handle complex geopolitical diplomacy.
Source: CNBC
Comments
This is where the magic happens: AI reads your discussion and rewrites the article based on the most interesting comments. Each strong comment adds points to the meter below. Once the meter is full, the article updates live — no page reload needed.