{"id":101472,"date":"2026-04-03T20:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2026\/04\/03\/keep-the-oil-anyone-trump-jabs-allies-as-iran-blockade-hits-supplies\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:05:03","slug":"keep-the-oil-anyone-trump-jabs-allies-as-iran-blockade-hits-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2026\/04\/03\/keep-the-oil-anyone-trump-jabs-allies-as-iran-blockade-hits-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Keep the oil, anyone?\u2019 Trump jabs allies as Iran blockade hits supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix\">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130009081,imgsize-65142,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/trump.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Keep the oil, anyone?\u2019 Trump jabs allies as Iran blockade hits supplies\" title=\"&lt;p&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has mocked international allies over escalating fuel shortages, taunting nations to &#8220;keep the oil&#8221; as the Iran-Israel-US conflict enters its 36th day.<!-- --> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>In a sarcastic outburst, posted to Truth Social on Saturday, Trump wrote, &#8220;Keep the oil, anyone?&#8221; targeting countries like the UK that have expressed alarm over soaring energy prices while refusing to participate in military strikes against Tehran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trump Truth post\" msid=\"130009077\" width=\"\" title=\".\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-130009077\/trump-truth-post.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The jab comes as the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues to choke global supply lines, leaving the UK and other non-combatant nations grappling with severe petrol and gas deficits. <!-- -->Trump\u2019s remarks appear designed to pressure these governments into joining &#8220;Operation Roaring Lion,&#8221; the US-led military campaign currently striking Iranian infrastructure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The US President&#8217;s digital taunt follows a series of aggressive warnings issued from the White House. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>He recently suggested that the world could either &#8220;go get oil from inflamed Iran&#8221; or purchase it directly from American reserves at a premium.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Trump also reiterated that the US could unilaterally seize Iranian oil fields and take control of the Strait of Hormuz by force. He previously vowed to strike Iranian targets &#8220;20 times harder&#8221; if the maritime disruptions do not cease immediately.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/keep-the-oil-anyone-trump-jabs-allies-as-iran-blockade-hits-supplies\/articleshow\/130009071.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump has mocked international allies over escalating fuel shortages, taunting nations to &#8220;keep the oil&#8221; as the Iran-Israel-US conflict enters its 36th day. 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