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President Trump States Iran's Oil Infrastructure Could Explode in Three Days Due to US Blockade
President Trump stated that Iran's oil infrastructure may face an explosion in about three days due to mechanical issues worsened by a US blockade on its vessels. He described the potential event as irreversible. The statement was made during an interview on Fox News.
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President Trump stated during a Sunday interview that Iran's oil infrastructure could explode in approximately three days because of mechanical problems aggravated by a US blockade preventing oil transport. "
the Statement "When you have, you know, lines of vast amounts of oil pouring through your system, if for any reason that line is closed because you can’t continue to put it into containers or ships, which has happened to them — hey have no ships because of the blockade — what happens is that line explodes from within, both mechanically and in the earth," Trump said.
He added, "It’s something that happens where it just explodes.
And they say they only have about three days left before that happens.
A separate image from March 7, 2026, showed smoke and flames at an oil depot in Tehran following airstrikes, though not directly linked to the current claim. The US blockade has restricted Iran's access to ships for oil export, according to the statement.
