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Tue Mar 31, 2026, 09:05 AM 20 hrs ago

'Go get your own oil!' Trump says as he tells countries 'just take it' from Strait of Hormuz

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c8jke9v9xv9t
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US President Donald Trump says countries "like the United Kingdom" who can't get jet fuel because of the restrictions around the Strait of Hormuz should “build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT".

In a post on Truth Social, he writes countries will “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," addressing countries "which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran".

"Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done," the post adds, ending with: “Go get your own oil!”
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