{"id":2613399,"date":"2026-06-11T12:10:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-says-us-will-seize-iranian-territory-and-assume-total-control-of-their-oil-and-gas-markets\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:10:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:10:01","slug":"breaking-trump-says-us-will-seize-iranian-territory-and-assume-total-control-of-their-oil-and-gas-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-says-us-will-seize-iranian-territory-and-assume-total-control-of-their-oil-and-gas-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Trump Says US Will Seize Iranian Territory and &#8216;Assume Total Control of Their Oil and Gas Markets&#8217;"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fbreaking-trump-says-us-will-seize-iranian-territory-and-assume-total-control-of-their-oil-and-gas-markets%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=2613399&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 class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Donald Trump on Thursday offered a preview of what is in store for Iran, outlining a one-two punch that would lead to American control of Iran\u2019s energy production.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT,\u201d Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116731447139970106\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAt some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump said taking control will work \u201cmuch like we have with Venezuela, which is working out brilliantly for both Venezuela and the United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/06\/11\/trump-says-us-will-seize-kharg-island-and-other-oil-infrastructure-points.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>, about 90 percent of Iran\u2019s oil exports went through Kharg Island before the war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNBC reported that Trump told Fox News said he is unsure \u201cAmerica has the stomach\u201d to carry out his plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think they\u2019d like to see us come home, but we did it with Venezuela,\u201d Trump said. \u201cVenezuela\u2019s worked out great for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A report on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/11\/world\/live-news\/iran-war-trump-israel-hnk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> said that plans for the U.S. seizure of Kharg Island have existed for months, but have not been acted upon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmq9jfv3o00053b6tier1va57@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">Seizing the island or destroying its energy infrastructure could lead to a bankrupt nation that could no longer fight a war, the thinking goes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The downside is that taking control of the island requires a lot of American boots on the ground, which could set the stage for U.S. casualties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Airstrikes on Kharg Island have targeted its defenses, but not its energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\">Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said America is ready to let Iran feel its wrath, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/06\/10\/trump-iran-pay-price-negotiations-peace-deal\/90488162007\/?utm_source=usatoday-newsalert-strada&#038;utm_medium=&#038;utm_campaign=newsalert&#038;utm_term=hero&#038;utm_content=usat-mclean-nletter01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\">\u201cIf we need to negotiate with bombs, we\u2019ll negotiate with bombs, and we\u2019re very good at it. Nobody better in the world,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump said we\u2019ll be hitting Iran hard, and we will be because Iran has a chance to make a good deal,\u201d Hegseth said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog-june-11-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>. \u201cYou can see when someone is trying to tap, tap, tap on a deal. Instead, they\u2019re going to have tap, tap, tap bombs dropping on key facilities in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have to restart,\u201d Hegseth continued, adding that the military was \u201cprepared to set the terms to ensure we get the kind of deal that President Trump expects.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\">On Wednesday, Trump indicated on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116725476229257491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> he was losing patience with Iran, writing, \u201cThey\u2019ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\">Asked later about that post, Trump said, \u201cWell, we\u2019re going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard,\u201d according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"gntarbp\">\u201cWe hit them hard yesterday, and we\u2019re going to hit them again hard today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd we\u2019ll see what happens with the deal. 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