Trump Offers Iran Blockade Hotline: ‘Send Your Ships to America’s Gas Station’
KEY POINTS
- •President Trump suggested on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures that China should buy oil from the U.S. or Venezuela amid Iran blockade tensions.
- •The blockade slowed roughly 20 million barrels per day through the Strait of Hormuz, far surpassing U.S. crude exports capped at around 4.2 million barrels weekly.
- •American Petroleum Institute’s Mason Hamilton reported rising U.S. petroleum product exports moving in unusual global patterns to Australia and Europe amid supply disruptions.
President Trump, wielding the U.S.’s newfound 'It's America, Buy American Oil' card, pitched on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures that China should bypass Iran’s Strait of Hormuz drama by sending ships to… the U.S. or Venezuela—because nothing says reliable like a two-way oil road trip. Claiming in a viral Saturday post that 'empty Oil carrying ships from many Nations' are heading to U.S. ports for a refill, Trump apparently forgot the U.S. exports mostly lightweight crude that’s picky about its refineries. Meanwhile, the Strait blockade has halted 20 million barrels per day—five times more than America’s 4.2 million barrels weekly export. American Petroleum Institute’s Mason Hamilton noted U.S. gasoline is globe-trotting from the Gulf to Australia and Europe, symbolizing a ’global pull’ amid ’supply disruptions’ so messy you’d think the oil market watched a soap opera.
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(1 of 3)Trump’s oil plan: China skip the blocked strait, sail to America’s backyard for refined wannabe crude. Watch out Venezuela’s gas station, here they come!
Calling all navies: instead of awkwardly squeezing through the Strait of Hormuz, just take a scenic cruise to the U.S.—America's oil vending machine, now open 24/7 for disappointed foreign fleets.
U.S. exports 'light' crude while the world needs 'heavy' lifting, turning Trump’s oil diplomacy into a Tinder date with bad chemistry and mismatched expectations.
Source: Axios | Published: 4/12/2026 | Author: Ben Geman
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