Trump Vows Harsher Strikes on Iran If It Disrupts Global Oil Supply

The president said skyrocketing oil prices are a short-term price to pay for eliminating a half-century of the Iranian regime’s menace in the strait.
Trump Vows Harsher Strikes on Iran If It Disrupts Global Oil Supply
A navy vessel is seen sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, on March 1, 2026. Sahar Al Attar/AFP via Getty Images
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DORAL, Fla.—President Donald Trump has said if Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continues to threaten commercial shipping in the Hormuz Strait with missiles and drones, or by laying mines in the key waterway, the United States’ air and naval forces will intensify their Operation Epic Fury assaults.

“I will not allow a terrorist regime to hold the world hostage and attempt to stop the globe’s oil supply,” the U.S. president said in a March 9 press conference at his golf resort near Miami, where he met with House Republicans.

John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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