{"id":2596888,"date":"2026-04-29T19:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-speaker-mocks-junk-trump-claim-oil-wells-would-explode\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T20:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:00:36","slug":"iranian-speaker-mocks-junk-trump-claim-oil-wells-would-explode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-speaker-mocks-junk-trump-claim-oil-wells-would-explode\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian speaker mocks &#8216;junk&#8217; Trump claim oil wells would explode"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firanian-speaker-mocks-junk-trump-claim-oil-wells-would-explode%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2596888&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iran\u2019s parliament speaker, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, dismissed President Donald Trump\u2019s warnings that the U.S. oil blockade could cause catastrophic damage to Iran\u2019s oil infrastructure.He mocked the \u201cthree days\u201d timeline, calling the assessment \u201cjunk,\u201d adn argued the issue is more about the mindset behind the claims.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had said that excess production and export limits could overwhelm storage capacity, leading to oil lines \u201cexplod[ing]\u201d and rendering damage difficult or impossible to repair. Iranian officials responded quickly, with Vice President Esmail Saghab Esfahani warning that any damage would trigger retaliation-claiming Iran would inflict four times the damage in return.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, U.S.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/official-biden-admin-on-track-to-meet-its-goal-of-100-million-covid-19-vaccines-in-100-days\/\" title=\"Official: Biden Admin on Track to Meet Its Goal of 100 Million COVID-19 Vaccines in 100 Days\">officials defend<\/a> the blockade strategy as working: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cited a worsening economic situation in Iran and said the U.S. is prepared to impose secondary sanctions on entities that keep buying Iranian oil. U.S. Central Command also asserted that enforcement has kept many tanker shipments from bypassing restrictions, leaving tens of millions of barrels stranded and underscoring the blockade\u2019s effectiveness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >parliament speaker dismissed warnings<\/a> from President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> that the American blockade could trigger catastrophic damage to the country\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oil\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"292\">oil<\/a> infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the parliament of Iran, mocked claims that Iranian oil lines could explode due to excess production with no exports, calling the assessment \u201cjunk\u201d and ridiculing its timeline on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4548245\/members-muslim-cult-arrested-uk-sex-forced-marriage-slavery\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Members of heretical Muslim cult arrested in UK accused of sex offenses, forced marriage, and slavery<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4548286\/nigel-farage-undisclosed-gift\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Nigel Farage referred to Parliament watchdog over undisclosed $6.7M gift from crypto tycoon<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4547815\/national-security-experts-urge-trump-demand-xi-release-religious-prisoners-china\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>National security experts urge Trump to demand that Xi release religious prisoners during China summit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cThree days in, no well exploded,\u201d Ghalibaf <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mb_ghalibaf\/status\/2049592312997535754\">wrote<\/a> on X. \u201cWe could extend to 30 and livestream the well here. That was the kind of junk advice the US admin gets from people like Bessent who also push the blockade theory and cranked oil up to $120+. Next stop:140. The issue isn\u2019t the theory, it\u2019s the mindset.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>His comments come after Trump warned over the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4543833\/iran-strike-threat-oil-infrastructure-explodes\/\">weekend<\/a> that Iran had just days before its oil infrastructure could fail, arguing that excess production combined with export restrictions could overwhelm storage capacity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happens is that line explodes from within. Both mechanically and in the Earth, something happens where it just explodes, and they say they only have about three days left before that happens,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4543667\/trump-iran-three-days-oil-explodes-blockade\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4543667\/trump-iran-three-days-oil-explodes-blockade\/\">said<\/a> on Fox News\u2019s <em>The Sunday Briefing<\/em>. \u201cAnd when it explodes, you can never rebuild it the way it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iranian officials quickly fired back. Esmail Saghab Esfahani, an Iranian vice president of energy, warned that any damage to Iran\u2019s oil facilities would prompt retaliatory action against countries backing the blockade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf, as Trump claims, any part of our infrastructure \u2026 is damaged \u2026 we guarantee that four times the damage will be inflicted,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cOur math is different: one oil well equals four oil wells.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials, meanwhile, are defending the pressure campaign as effective. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2049591831957057579\">said<\/a> on Wednesday the \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d strategy has pushed Iran\u2019s economy into crisis, citing a sharply weakened currency, surging inflation, and frozen overseas assets.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are sprinting for the finish line,\u201d Bessent said, adding that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1131\">Washington<\/a> is prepared to impose secondary sanctions on countries and financial institutions that continue purchasing Iranian oil.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4543833\/iran-strike-threat-oil-infrastructure-explodes\/\"><strong>IRAN VOWS MASSIVE STRIKES IF OIL INFRASTRUCTURE \u2018EXPLODES\u2019 FROM US BLOCKADE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At sea, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/u-s-central-command\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4470\">U.S. Central Command<\/a> is touting the U.S. blockade enforcement efforts. Adm. Brad Cooper said American forces have turned away dozens of vessels attempting to bypass restrictions, leaving tens of millions of barrels of oil stranded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now there are 41 tankers with 69 million barrels of oil that the Iranian regime can\u2019t sell,\u201d Cooper said in a statement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2049594027582832881\/photo\/1\">posted to X<\/a> on Wednesday. \u201cThat\u2019s an estimated $6 billion-plus. \u2026 The blockade is highly effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s parliament speaker mocked Trump\u2019s claims that U.S. blockade could devastate Iran\u2019s oil infrastructure, calling the warning \u201cjunk.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2596889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25155593897700.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[50410,78836,78838,78773,78837],"class_list":["post-2596888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-controversy-2","tag-iranian-speaker","tag-junk-oil-wells","tag-media-mockery","tag-trump-claim"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25155593897700.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596888"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596892,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596888\/revisions\/2596892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2596889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}