US President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States is planning to seize Iran's oil industry despite a weeks-long Iranian blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. He suggested that with more time, the US can reopen the waterway and potentially seize Iran’s oil industry. However, it is unclear how the US would open the strait, which Iran effectively blocked early in the conflict, causing energy prices to rise. This statement is an escalation in Trump's calls for “taking the oil” in countries where the US has been militarily involved militarily. The Iranian governing system remains in control of the country's natural resources despite the US and Israel's military capabilities being crushed.