Trump floats US holding Iranian oil fields, likens plan to Venezuela

Donald Trump suggested the United States could maintain a presence in Iran to control its oil reserves, comparing the approach to US operations in Venezuela and claiming resulting revenue has 'paid for the war many times.'

Why this matters. A US plan to control Iranian oil output would be a major escalation of war aims beyond military objectives, with direct implications for global crude supply and the legal basis for a continued US presence in Iran.