Trump's foreign economic position is consistent from the 1980s: he sees global trade as a scam against America and has long talked about taking Iranian oil.
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Iranian OIL
Trump's foreign economic position is consistent from the 1980s: he sees global trade as a scam against America and has long talked about taking Iranian oil.
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"if you go back to the 1980s um and just look at his speeches about foreign global trade about globalization his position has remained..."
"...to Iran on where US bases are, teapot refineries, which take Iranian oil and then convert it into energy that China can use, okay?"
"...is their main depot okay oil depot and ninety percent of Iranian oil goes from karg island elsewhere okay primarily to China ninety percent..."
"...to China, they declared on Monday that the U.S. blockade of Iranian oil leaving the Strait of Hormuz was dangerous and irresponsible. Trump has..."
"...of floating storage in the coming days. We may unsanctioned the Iranian oil that's on the water. It's about a hundred and forty million..."
"...then they will be destroyed. Yeah. So the Americans basically unsanctioned Iranian oil and because of that, the Iranians were able to make $14..."
"...economy. And they do that, of course, by unsectioning Russian and Iranian oil, which benefits the Russian and Iranian economies. And in the narrative..."
"...can pass, right? Because Chinese ships are the main buyer of Iranian oil. Also, if you're willing to play ball, like Japan or Qatar..."
"...of floating storage. In the coming days, we may unsanction the Iranian oil that's on the water. It's about 140 million barrels. So depending..."
"...then they will be destroyed. Yeah. So the Americans basically unsanctioned Iranian oil. And because of that, the Iranians were able to make $14..."
"...economy. And they do that, of course, by unsectioning Russian and Iranian oil, which benefits the Russian and Iranian economies. Okay? And in the..."
"...can pass. Right? Because Chinese ships are the main buyer of Iranian oil. Also, if you are, if you're willing to play ball, like..."
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