00:02President Donald Trump says he's weighing whether to seize Karg Island, saying he wants to, quote,
00:08take the oil in Iran. In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump compared the idea to the
00:14United States taking control of Venezuela's oil industry earlier this year, saying the U.S. could
00:20hold it indefinitely. Karg Island handles about 90 percent of Iran's oil exports and is a critical
00:27hub for the country. Trump said controlling the island would mean keeping U.S. troops there for
00:32some time. He also says the U.S. is still negotiating with Iran, both directly and indirectly.
00:39Sir, could you first see a deal on Iran this upcoming week?
00:42I do see a deal in Iran, yeah.
00:45Mr. President, could be soon, too.
00:46Are you considering still putting boots on the ground and would you do that without going to
00:50I just have lots of alternators. We have tremendous numbers of ships over there. We don't need them
00:55all because of, you know, the power. Look, the I would say we're just like we're ahead of schedule
01:01on the ballroom in a much bigger way. We're ahead of schedule with Iran. We're weeks ahead of schedule.
01:09Trump also said the U.S. has already bombed 13,000 targets in Iran, and he claims only a few
01:16thousand remain, but added a deal could still come together quickly. Iran, meanwhile, says there are no
01:22talks. On Sunday, Iran's parliamentary speaker accused the United States of using talks in
01:28Pakistan as a cover to move more troops into the region. He also issued a warning, saying Iranian
01:35forces are, quote, waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground in order to respond.
01:41Pakistan's foreign minister says talks between the U.S. and Iran could happen in the coming days.
01:47Oil prices are reacting, with Brent crude spiking to around $116 a barrel at one point.
01:54Meanwhile, the fighting continues. Israel says it struck 40 sites across Tehran,
01:59targeting facilities it says were used to produce missiles and other weapons.
02:04And Israel says it's expanding its ground operations in southern Lebanon. Prime Minister
02:09Benjamin Netanyahu says the goal is to stop cross-border attacks and push back Iran-backed
02:15Hezbollah forces.
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