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Trump threatens to wipe out Iran's infrastructure, says US will take half its oil

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Trump Threatens to 'Wipe Out' Iran's Infrastructure, Demands Half of Oil as Reconstruction Fee

Primary source Internal intake · 3 reviewed intake signals · Desk window 22:33 · Photo: from the full report

TL;DR

In an ABC interview, President Trump warned that if Iran acts foolishly, the US would have to 'wipe out an entire nation’s infrastructure.' He confirmed the US might help rebuild afterward, comparing it to the Marshall Plan, but added: 'We’ll take half of their oil.'

01 · How it developed

4 developments

  1. Latest

    Trump explicitly threatened to wipe out infrastructure and mentioned a Marshall Plan.

  2. Trump suggests US could demand half of Iran's oil in post-war deal

  3. Trump claims the US has 'all the power' in the Iran situation.

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02 · Source and signal

Source and signal

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