Trump threatens to 'blow up' Oman, addresses Strait of Hormuz, claims gas prices will drop post-war

[0:00] Mr. President, Iran wants control of the Strait [0:03] over moves. [0:03] Would you accept a short-term deal that [0:05] allows Iran and Oman to control the Strait? [0:08] And would they have to open it immediately? [0:10] Or would you be open to that happening over a [0:11] period of time? [0:12] The President, the Strait is going to be open to [0:13] everybody. [0:14] It's international waters. [0:17] Nobody is going to control it. [0:19] We're going to watch over it. [0:20] We'll watch over it. [0:21] But nobody is going to control it. [0:22] That's part of the negotiation that we have. [0:24] They would like to control it. [0:26] Nobody is going to control it. [0:27] It's international waters. [0:28] And Oman will behave just like everybody else, [0:31] and we'll have to blow them up. [0:33] They understand that. [0:34] They'll be fine. [0:35] The Pressure- Mr. President, thank you. [0:36] How much economic pressure do you feel to get the [0:39] Strait of Hormones open? [0:41] The President- Well, you have to say, the [0:42] United States has so much oil that we are an [0:45] export of oil. [0:46] So we have plenty of oil. [0:48] We're very lucky. [0:49] We're blessed with the greatest piece of land in [0:52] the world from that standpoint. [0:54] And we have more than anybody else. [0:56] And now, when you add Venezuela to it, we have, [0:58] I think, 64 percent of the world's oil. [1:01] And we're getting along very well with Venezuela, [1:04] by the way. [1:05] It's being run really beautifully. [1:06] The big companies are moving in. [1:07] They're going to be a- it's going to be amazing [1:10] because it's also, like us, they're very- they're [1:12] very blessed in that sense. [1:13] But we have natural energy that no other country has. [1:17] We have more than anybody else. [1:19] So it's really a world problem because most of the [1:22] world doesn't have that. [1:23] And we're making it available during the closing. [1:26] I don't know if you've seen some of the satellite [1:29] pictures. [1:30] Boats. [1:31] Hundreds of boats lined up. [1:32] It looks like I used to say the Long Island [1:34] Expressway . [1:36] They're lined up and they're coming to Texas, [1:38] Louisiana. [1:38] They're coming to Alaska to fill up their boat. [1:42] They have big boats. [1:43] Some of them are really big. [1:44] You know, two billion gallons. [1:46] Even bigger than that now they make them. [1:47] They make them up to four, Chris, I hear. [1:49] Now they make them up to four. [1:51] The four are now the big ones. [1:52] It used to be the ones. [1:53] Now it's four million barrels of- think of that. [1:57] Four million barrels of oil in one boat. [1:59] But they're lined up and they're right now heading [2:03] to Texas. [2:03] And they've already filled up and they've gone back. [2:05] The Press- But the American people, sir. [2:07] The President- In addition to that, you have a [2:08] lot of boats. [2:08] You have about 1,400, 1,500 boats in the [2:10] strait wanting to get out. [2:12] And at the right time, we'll release them. [2:14] The Press- But the American people, sir, are [2:15] seeing higher gas prices. [2:16] The President- Yeah, that's- [2:17] The President- Now, it's come down a [2:18] little bit, but it's still $4.45. [2:19] The President- Oh, it'll come down a lot. [2:20] It'll go- It'll come down to where it was before. [2:23] We had it- When I was in Iowa, we had- We were [2:26] driving by and we saw gas stations. [2:29] $1.90 a gallon, $1.85, $1.87 were the three [2:34] that we saw. [2:35] We had it down in some places below. [2:38] Now, we can't help a California where they [2:39] charge so much tax that, you know, you lower it [2:41] and they charge tax. [2:43] They've got to straighten the act out in California. [2:45] But we had oil- We had gasoline down to a very [2:47] low number. [2:48] I think we'll be hitting that number shortly [2:52] after that whole excursion ends. [2:56] Does that give you more urgency? [2:57] The President- But regardless of [2:58] anything, regardless of anything, as Marco said [3:01] better than anybody can say it, you can't let them [3:04] have a nuclear weapon. [3:05] They would use it instantly. [3:07] They wouldn't think about it. [3:08] They would use it instantly. [3:10] I've gotten to know them. [3:11] They would use it instantly. [3:12] Does that give you more urgency, Mr. [3:14] President? [3:14] You've said that you're in no rush to make a [3:16] deal. [3:16] But with gas prices that are so high across the [3:18] country, people are paying more for travel. [3:21] Does that give you more urgency to make a deal? [3:22] Why doesn't it? [3:23] Well, I'll tell you the primary urgency. [3:25] I said this. [3:25] It wasn't covered properly. [3:27] But the primary urgency is that we can't let Iran [3:30] have a nuclear weapon. [3:32] But at the same time, we have a tremendous amount [3:34] of oil, gas, coal. [3:37] We have tremendous amounts of energy. [3:39] We're blessed with something very special. [3:41] Those prices are going to come down. [3:43] They're going to come down fast. [3:44] I think I think that you'll see actually, Todd, I [3:46] think you're going to see lower prices that we had [3:48] even before we did this. [3:50] Now, I knew there'd be an increase. [3:52] I said, we have a choice. [3:53] We don't have to do anything. [3:54] And then two years or one year or two months, [3:56] because Iran would have had if we didn't hit that [3:59] with the B-2 bombers, Iran would have had a [4:02] nuclear weapon within two weeks from that date [4:04] because they were ready to go. [4:06] And if they had a new weapon, a nuclear weapon, [4:09] it would have been used already. [4:10] It also would have been used had I not terminated [4:13] the Obama deal, the Iran nuclear deal, as we call it. [4:17] That was in my first term. [4:18] Had I not terminated that, they would have had a [4:20] nuclear weapon a long time ago. [4:22] I would say it was a guarantee that it would have [4:25] been used and it would have blown up Israel. [4:28] It would have blown up the entire Middle East. [4:30] And that's never going to happen. [4:31] Yeah, please. [4:32] The Press Press on Iran, would you be [4:34] comfortable with Russia or China taking their [4:36] stockpile of highly enriched uranium? [4:38] And have they offered to do that? [4:39] The President, I wouldn't be comfortable. [4:40] The Press Press on Iran, would you like to [4:42] say, is the U.S. [4:43] considering easing sanctions on Iran to [4:46] allow Iran to sell its crew to market? [4:48] The President, no, we're not talking about any [4:49] easing of sanctions or giving money. [4:51] No sanctions, no money, no nothing. [4:55] We have control of money that they claim is theirs. [5:00] We'll keep control of that money. [5:02] When they behave properly and when they do what's [5:04] right, we'll let them have their money. [5:06] But right now, we're not doing that. [5:08] And one thing is not contingent on the other.