- Donald Trump threatened to significantly escalate U.S. attacks on Iran, including seizing Kharg Island and other oil infrastructure to gain "total control" of its petroleum sector.
- He compared the potential invasion of Iranian territory to the U.S. intervention in Venezuela, which he claimed was "working out brilliantly" for oil imports.
- Trump later expressed doubts about the American public's "stomach" for such a major escalation, despite believing it would be profitable for the U.S.
- He asserted that Iranian forces are "in submission" and "have no defense" against U.S. attacks, even as negotiations between the two countries remained stalled.
- These threats came amid collapsed talks and a series of tit-for-tat strikes, including U.S. missile attacks and Iranian retaliation on 18 U.S. airbases in the Gulf region.
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