Trump Floats 'Stay and Keep the Oil' in Iran, Cites Venezuela — SkimNews
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- Trump floated the idea that the U.S. could "stay and keep the oil" in Iran during Sunday remarks to reporters, framing it as a resource-retaining posture
- Trump compared the Iran proposal directly to the U.S.'s major oil deal with Venezuela, invoking that agreement as a precedent
- Trump made the comments while in Doonbeg, Ireland, the location tying the remarks to his overseas trip rather than a White House briefing
- Trump told reporters the conflict with Iran will "end after the midterm" elections, linking the timeline explicitly to the U.S. electoral calendar
- The article is truncated mid-sentence on "the Iranian re..." — the source cuts off before completing Trump's point on Iran's response or role
Why it matters: Trump publicly anchoring a U.S. troop presence in Iran to oil extraction — and pegging the conflict's end to midterm elections rather than a diplomatic milestone — reframes the Iran confrontation as both an energy grab and a political timeline, raising the stakes of any deal-making before November.
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