Trump says he could 'take the oil in Iran'
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
President Trump has said he could "take the oil in Iran" and possibly seize Kharg Island through which most Iranian oil is exported. He spoke to the Financial Times, as thousands of US ground troops arrived in the Middle East. But Mr Trump later told reporters a deal could be reached with Iran "very soon". The Israeli military says it has struck targets across the Iranian capital, where there are reports of heavy explosions and large scale power cuts. Also: a giant NASA rocket has arrived back on its launchpad after earlier technical problems, ahead of the Artemis mission to the far side of the moon; the English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur parts company with another manager, Igor Tudor, who left the club by mutual consent; a woman born to British parents has become the first British mayor in France. And, governments attending a UN wildlife summit have approved a list of 40 new species for international protection -- including giant otters and striped hyenas.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:05.8 | This is the global news podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.5 | I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Monday the 30th of March, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.4 | President Trump says that he wants to take the oil in Iran as the effects |
| 0:22.7 | of the conflict caused the price of crude to soar on international markets. Meanwhile, the arrival |
| 0:28.5 | of an American warship full of troops, fuel speculation, U.S. forces could soon be deployed on the ground. |
| 0:35.0 | The Iranian capital is hit by another series of Israeli airstrikes |
| 0:38.8 | reportedly damaging the country's energy infrastructure. Also in this podcast, this is what NASA |
| 0:48.2 | embodies, this is what the space program around the world embodies, and we are proud to be a part of |
| 0:53.4 | that journey. |
| 0:54.8 | We meet the four astronauts preparing to make history on the first moon mission in more |
| 1:00.1 | than 50 years. |
| 1:04.9 | Donald Trump has been accused by critics of not having a clear objective for his war in Iran. |
| 1:11.6 | But in an interview with the Financial Times newspaper, |
| 1:14.9 | the President of the United States, has stated a very clear goal to, quote, |
| 1:19.0 | take the oil in Iran. |
| 1:21.2 | He also suggested he could seize Iran's Khag Island, |
| 1:24.6 | through which most Iranian oil is exported. |
| 1:28.1 | Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Mr. Trump said that Tehran was desperate to make a deal |
| 1:33.2 | and that the Iranian regime had already been toppled. |
| 1:36.9 | We'll make a deal with them, pretty sure, whether it's possible and we won't. |
| 1:41.8 | But we've had regime change, You look already because the one regime was |
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