PANews reported on March 30th that, according to Jinshi, US President Trump stated in an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday that he hopes to "seize Iran's oil resources" and may even occupy Kharg Island, a crucial export hub. Meanwhile, the US has deployed thousands of troops to the Middle East. Trump also compared this potential action to the situation in Venezuela. Trump said, "Let me be honest with you, what I most want to do is get oil from Iran, but some idiots in the US are saying, 'Why would you do that?' But they're a bunch of idiots." Trump stated, "Maybe we'll take Kharg Island, maybe we won't. We have many options." "That also means we'll have to stay on Kharg Island for a while." When asked about the Iranian defense situation on Kharg Island, Trump replied, "I don't think they have any defenses at all. We could easily take it."