This is the forum for daily political discussion on Seeking Alpha. Please don't leave political comments on other articles or posts on the site. However, officials did not clarify whether the policy applies broadly to Iraqi-flagged vessels or specifically to cargo originating from Iraq. He described the mission as unprecedented given the conditions on the ground, with one of the rescued service members reportedly seriously injured. “If they don’t make a deal and fast,” Trump said, he is “considering blowing everything up and taking over the oil,” according to Yingst’s account of the conversation.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2026 07:19 UTC