{"id":203527,"date":"2026-03-09T22:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-says-its-too-soon-to-talk-about-seizing-irans-oil-but-doesnt-rule-it-out-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T22:49:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T22:49:32","slug":"trump-says-its-too-soon-to-talk-about-seizing-irans-oil-but-doesnt-rule-it-out-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-says-its-too-soon-to-talk-about-seizing-irans-oil-but-doesnt-rule-it-out-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says it's 'too soon' to talk about seizing Iran's oil \u2014 but doesn't rule it out – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Donald Trump on Monday left open the prospect of acquiring Iranian oil as the U.S. proceeds with a war officials have said is<\/a> aimed at depriving Iran of a nuclear weapon and defanging it so it no longer poses a threat to the U.S. or Middle East neighbors.
Trump told NBC News that he did not want to discuss whether he would like the U.S. to seize Iranian oil but added: \u201cCertainly people have talked about it.\u201d
He mentioned Venezuela, where the U.S. launched a raid in January that captured the country\u2019s leader, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. Since then, the Trump administration has taken steps to secure and tap Venezuela\u2019s oil reserves. In his State of the Union speech last month, Trump said the U.S. has already gotten more than 80 million barrels of oil from Venezuela.
\u201cYou look at Venezuela,\u201d he told NBC News. \u201cPeople have thought about it, but it\u2019s too soon to talk about that.\u201d
Taking control of some of Iran\u2019s oil could strain U.S. relations with China. About 80% <\/a>of Iran’s crude oil exports go to China, the world’s second-largest economy and America’s biggest geopolitical rival.
Oil prices shot past $100 a barrel<\/a> over the weekend in response to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Iran is the world’s ninth-leading producer of oil, at about 5% of total output.
Trump touched on other subjects in the brief phone call, including Iran\u2019s new supreme leader, a bill that would tighten voting requirements and his appearance over the weekend at what’s called a “dignified transfer” at a Delaware air base.
He deflected a question about whether he will endorse Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, or this challenger, state Attorney General Ken Paxton, in a Republican primary fight for Cornyn’s seat.
\u201cI\u2019m focused on one thing, and that\u2019s the vote\u201d on the SAVE America Act<\/a>, Trump said.
He stressed the importance of passing the measure, which would require proof of citizenship nationwide to register to vote, among other provisions. The bill has cleared the House but faces difficult odds in the Senate, where it lacks the 60 votes needed to pass under the filibuster rule.
Asked whether Congress will approve the bill, Trump said: \u201cI don\u2019t know.”
\u201cNobody is doing much on it,” he added. “And until they do, I\u2019m not doing anything.\u201d
Does that mean he won\u2019t sign other legislation until the bill is passed?
Trump gave an open-ended reply: \u201cI\u2019m not doing anything until they get it done.\u201d
One question stemming from Trump’s stance is whether he would sign a bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security if the Save America act remains stalled in the Senate.
A White House official said Monday: “He will of course sign DHS funding if it is sent to his desk.”
In the interview, Trump reiterated his unhappiness over Iran\u2019s selection of a new supreme leader after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died in an airstrike at the start of the war. The Shia clerics chose as his successor his 56-year-old son, Mojtaba Khamenei, considered a hard-liner.
\u201cI think they made a big mistake,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s going to last. I think they made a mistake.\u201d
Trump spent part of the weekend at the ceremony in Dover, Delaware. Wearing a “USA” ball cap, he saluted as containers holding the remains of six U.S. service members killed in the Iran war arrived from the Middle East.
Trump met privately with the family members who were present, a White House official said.
\u201cThey are great people,\u201d Trump told NBC News.
He attended his first dignified transfer event in February 2017, less than two weeks into his first term.
\u201cIt\u2019s always tough,\u201d he said.
Peter Nicholas is a senior White House reporter for NBC News.
© 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n

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