Donald Trump, the United States president has called for countries that did not help the US in strikes against Iran to “Go get your own oil”.
In a post on Truth Social, he wrote that the countries that “refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran” should either buy oil from the US or go through the Strait of Hormuz and “just take it”.
In the second half of his post, he expressed frustration with allies and said they will have to learn to “fight” for themselves, and that the United States will not be there to assist them further, just as the allies were not there for America.
“All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT”, Trump wrote.
“You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself. The U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil! President DJT,”, he added.
More than a month after the US and Israel launched their first strikes, Iran maintains its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway leading out of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of the world’s oil is transported during peacetime, has driven up global oil prices, as have Tehran’s attacks on regional energy infrastructure. That has shaken stock markets worldwide and pushed up the prices of many basic goods.
More than a month after the US and Israel launched their first strikes, Iran maintains its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway leading out of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of the world’s oil is transported during peacetime, has driven up global oil prices, as have Tehran’s attacks on regional energy infrastructure. That has shaken stock markets around the world and pushed up the cost of many basic goods.
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