Coverage dated March 30, 2026 to April 2, 2026

Trump Says U.S. Could ‘Take The Oil’ From Strait Of Hormuz, ‘With A Little More Time’

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Newest development Apr 3, 2026 · 4 reportsTrump Says U.S. Could ‘Take The Oil’ From Strait Of Hormuz, ‘With A Little More Time’

Trump has made conflicting statements about his motives and objectives regarding the strait.

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Mar 31, 2026
Markets cheer as Trump threatens to abandon the Strait of Hormuz, leaving the oil market in crisis
Headline from Fortune ·
Apr 3, 2026Newest
Trump Says U.S. Could ‘Take The Oil’ From Strait Of Hormuz, ‘With A Little More Time’
Headline from Forbes ·

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8 articles, oldest first.

Washington Examiner
Trump tells allies to 'just TAKE' jet fuel from Iran as US has done 'the hard part' (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Mar 30, 2026
Washington Examiner's feed description
Tensions between the United States and its European allies have grown as Trump pushes for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Fortune
Markets cheer as Trump threatens to abandon the Strait of Hormuz, leaving the oil market in crisis (opens Fortune)
Published Mar 30, 2026
Fortune's feed description
The White House is signaling that it's ready to leave the Strait in allies’ hands: “the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us.”
Al-Monitor
Trump says other countries should 'just take' the Strait of Hormuz (opens Al-Monitor)
Published Mar 30, 2026
Al-Monitor's feed description
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday the countries that have not joined the Middle East war but are struggling with fuel shortages should "go get your own oil" in the Strait of Hormuz. In a Truth Social post, Trump said countries "that refused to get involved" should "build up some delayed courage…
NPR
Trump to allies who need access to Strait of Hormuz: 'Go get your own oil' (opens NPR)
Published Mar 31, 2026
NPR's feed description
President Trump tells allies who rely on the Strait of Hormuz for oil, "Go get your own oil," as the U.S. backs off promises to open the strait.
Oil Price
Trump Says US Could ‘Take the Oil’ in Hormuz Push (opens Oil Price)
Published Apr 2, 2026
Oil Price's feed description
President Donald Trump said Friday the United States could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and “take the oil and make a fortune,” framing control of the world’s most critical energy chokepoint as both a strategic and economic opportunity.
New York Post
Trump says US could ‘easily’ take Strait of Hormuz, ‘make a fortune’ over oil exports (opens New York Post)
Published Apr 2, 2026
New York Post's feed description
President Trump said Friday that the US could "easily" take the Strait of Hormuz and "make a fortune" if it assumed control over oil exports in the Persian Gulf.
Forbes
Trump Says U.S. Could ‘Take The Oil’ From Strait Of Hormuz, ‘With A Little More Time’ (opens Forbes)
Published Apr 2, 2026
Forbes's feed description
Trump has made conflicting statements about his motives and objectives regarding the strait.
Reason
Trump’s answer to Iran's Hormuz crisis: Sell oil we don’t have (opens Reason)
Published Apr 2, 2026
Reason's feed description
Trump says countries that used to depend on the Strait of Hormuz should buy their oil from us. The only problem is that we don't have any extra to spare.