US President: It's too early to talk about taking over Iranian oil

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that it was too early to talk about a potential US takeover of Iranian oil. He added that “people are obviously talking about it.” Trump told NBC News this.

– Please look at Venezuela. People are thinking about it, but it's too early to talk about it, Trump stressed in a telephone interview with NBC News. He said he did not want to talk about whether he would like the US to take over Iranian oil.

The station noted that taking control of some of Iran's oil could strain U.S. relations with China. About 80 percent goes to China. export of this raw material from Iran, which is one of the world's largest oil producers.

In an interview with NBC, Trump also expressed dissatisfaction with the election of Mujtaba Khamenei as the new supreme leader of Iran. – I think they made a big mistake. I don't know if it will last. I think they made a mistake, he said.

Last week, Trump told Axios that he must be personally involved in selecting Iran's new leader, just as he was in the case of Venezuela. The American president then admitted that Modjtaba Khamenei would most likely take over from his father, but he then stated that this was unacceptable to him. – They're wasting time. Khamenei's son is average. “I have to be involved in the designation, just like I was with Delcy (Rodriguez) in Venezuela,” Trump said Thursday.

On Sunday, Trump threatened on ABC News, before announcing his decision to name a leader, that the new leader “won't last very long” unless he received his support.

From Washington Natalia Dziurdzińska (PAP)

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