Trump said his blockade would cause Iran's oil industry to 'explode' this week. Why that won't happen
President Donald Trump has maintained a U.S. naval blockade against Iran, claiming it would soon cause Iran's oil infrastructure to collapse, but experts say Iran has sufficient storage capacity to avoid immediate damage. Iran has refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz unless the U.S. lifts the blockade, leading to a prolonged standoff with growing global economic consequences. While oil exports from Iran have sharply declined, the country can continue storing oil and gradually reduce production without catastrophic infrastructure failure for several weeks.
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Locked in a standoff with Iran that will break only when economic pain is no longer tolerable, President Donald Trump may have to maintain his naval blockade against Iran for weeks — forcing serious economic consequences on the world. Trump said Wednesday that he will keep the U.S. blockade against Iran in place until it agrees to a nuclear deal. Tehran, meanwhile, refuses to reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the U.S. calls off its Navy. It's unclear which side will budge first. Trump said Sunday that Iran's oil infrastructure is days away from exploding because crude is bottled up due to the blockade. "Something happens where it just explodes," Trump told Fox News. "They say they have only three days left before that happens.
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