'Get your own oil': Trump launches tirade against Europe for not joining Iran war [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Donald Trump has launched a tirade against European countries that refused to join his war against Iran, calling out the United Kingdom and France, as transatlantic relations sour from the spiralling conflict that has wreaked havoc on the global economy.
On his Truth Social website, the US president told governments worried about fuel prices to “go get your own oil” by force from the Gulf, comments that sent oil prices soaring even higher.
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In his Tuesday posts, Trump said “all of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran” should buy US oil instead.
He suggested they should also “build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT”. The US secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, repeated the call, saying there were countries that “ought be prepared to step up on this critical waterway as well”.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/31/trump-launches-tirade-against-european-countries-not-joining-iran-war
tRump is having a hissy fit because Europe is pushing back against his illegal war and has largely refused US permission to use their bases or airspace.
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