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Trump says that taking control of Iranian oil is ‘an option’ available to him

US President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2026. (Photo by Kenny HOLSTON / POOL / AFP)

Donald Trump said on Thursday that taking control of Iranian oil was an ‘option’ available to him.

Donald Trump said on Thursday that taking control of Iranian oil was an “option” available to him.

“It is an option,” said the American president, asked about this possibility during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.

He gave the example of Venezuela, where the United States, according to his words, established “a kind of joint venture” for t

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