“It’s a real ‘might-makes-right’ logic that is both abhorrent and spectacularly miscalculated.”Trump is due to provide an update on the Iran war on Wednesday. That includes Kharg Island – the five-mile strip through which 90% of Iran’s oil is exported – as well as its electric generating plants and oilwells. The previous day, Trump told the Financial Times that he wanted US forces to take over Kharg Island and the oil it houses. View image in fullscreen A view of oil facilities on the Kharg island on the Persian Gulf about 1,250km (776 miles) south of Tehran in 2016. “It’d be good for the world to take them on.”It’s not just Iran whose oil Trump has called for the US to take.

Source: The Guardian April 01, 2026 18:09 UTC