But the US president is facing growing questions about the strength of his own deck in the war with Iran. Elizabeth Frantz/ReutersThe unappealing reality for Trump is that the United States undoubtably has the military might to open the Strait. He told the Financial Times on Sunday that he’d perhaps like to seize Iran’s oil. It has the capacity to eventually lift sanctions on Iranian oil exports and multiple sectors of the economy. One potential US tactic might be to choke off Iran’s oil exports.

Source: CNN March 31, 2026 07:32 UTC