US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a new warning to Iran, claiming the country has just three days to agree to a ceasefire deal to end the war, or its oil pipelines will “explode from within.”
In an interview with Fox News, Trump explained that if Iran is unable to continue exporting oil, the pipelines will eventually fail, both mechanically and due to the earth’s natural forces.
“When you have 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, they have no ships because of the blockade,” Trump said.
Trump: “What happens is that line explodes from within. Both mechanically and in the earth, something happens where
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“What happens is that line explodes from within, both mechanically and in the earth… They say they only have about three days left before that happens. And when it explodes, you can never, regardless, you can never rebuild it the way it was,” he added.
The US President also noted that once the explosion occurs, Iran would be unable to rebuild the pipeline to its original capacity, stating it would only function at about 50% of its previous output.
Trump added that the situation stems from Iran’s inability to store or transport its oil due to the blockade. He warned that when storage options run out, a “very bad thing” would happen.
“When you have to turn it off because you have no place to store this oil, either put it on ships or storage tanks, which they are just about finished with, a very bad thing is going to happen,” he said.
In the same interview, Trump suggested that Iran could reach out to the US if it wanted to negotiate an end to the ongoing tensions. “If they want to talk, they can come to us, or they can call us. You know, there is a telephone. We have nice, secure lines,” he added.
Trump’s remarks come after he cancelled a planned trip for US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan.
(With inputs from agencies)
