{"id":556433,"date":"2026-03-31T16:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/556433\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:12:10","slug":"trump-lashes-out-at-allies-as-iran-war-drives-fuel-prices-higher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/556433\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump lashes out at allies as Iran war drives fuel prices higher"},"content":{"rendered":"

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump expressed frustration Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort, telling them to \u201cgo get your own oil\u201d as the conflict with Iran<\/a> and its closure of the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> sent average U.S. gas prices past $4 a gallon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The social media post came after U.S. strikes hit the central city of Isfahan, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran attacked a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker<\/a> in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n

The attacks showed the intensity of the war<\/a> more than a month after the U.S. and Israel launched it. The conflict has left more than 3,000 dead and caused major disruptions to the world\u2019s supply of oil and natural gas, roiling global markets.<\/p>\n

Trump, who has vacillated between insisting there is progress in diplomatic talks with Iran and threatening to widen the war<\/a>, had earlier shared footage of the attack on Isfahan. The city is home to one of three nuclear enrichment sites attacked by the U.S. during a previous war last June, and analysts believe much of Iran\u2019s highly enriched uranium is likely stored there.<\/p>\n

The war is rattling markets<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway leading out of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of the world\u2019s oil is transported during peacetime, has driven up global oil prices<\/a>, as have Tehran\u2019s attacks on regional energy infrastructure. That has shaken stock markets around the world and pushed up the cost of many basic goods.<\/p>\n

Spot prices of Brent crude, the international standard, hovered around $107 a barrel Tuesday, up more than 45% since the war started Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

Trump directed blame at U.S. allies like the United Kingdom and France that have refused to enter a war<\/a> with no clear endgame that they were not consulted on.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won\u2019t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren\u2019t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

He singled out France for not letting planes fly over French territory while taking military supplies to Israel, saying Paris has been \u201cVERY UNHELPFUL,\u201d and that \u201cThe U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Allies have refused to get involved<\/p>\n

France has allowed the U.S. Air Force to use the Istres base in southern France because it had guarantees that planes landing there would not be involved in carrying out strikes.<\/p>\n

Spain, which has emerged as Europe\u2019s loudest critic of the war, said Monday that it had closed its airspace<\/a> for U.S. planes involved in the conflict.<\/p>\n

Italy recently refused to allow U.S. military assets to use the Sigonella air base in Sicily for an operation linked to the offensive, an official with knowledge of the matter said, confirming a local press report.<\/p>\n

The denial was issued a few days ago and concerned American aircraft, including bombers, which were supposed to land at the base before continuing toward the Middle East, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto wrote on X that Italy is still allowing the U.S. to use its bases, adding that there has been no cooling of relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n

Waves of strikes on Iran and Lebanon<\/p>\n

Israel and the U.S. launched a wave of strikes on Iran<\/a>, hitting Tehran in the early morning.<\/p>\n

The Israeli military said it had launched strikes targeting what it described as Hezbollah infrastructure in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel plans to control the area south of the Litani River \u2014some 20 miles (about 30 kilometers) north of the border.<\/p>\n

Israel invaded southern Lebanon after Hezbollah began launching missiles into northern Israel days after the outbreak of the wider war. Many Lebanese fear another prolonged military occupation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The video shared by Trump appeared to show a massive attack on Iran\u2019s Isfahan, and NASA fire-tracking satellites suggest explosions happened in a mountainous region on the city\u2019s southern edge. Iran has not confirmed the attack.<\/p>\n

US has not ruled out ground forces<\/p>\n

Trump warned this week that if a ceasefire is not reached \u201cshortly,\u201d and if the strait is not reopened, the U.S. would broaden its offensive, including by attacking the Kharg Island<\/a> oil export hub and possibly desalination plants<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would not say if U.S. ground forces would enter the war.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to have to do more militarily than we have to,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t mean it flippantly when I said, in the meantime, we\u2019ll negotiate with bombs.\u201d<\/p>\n

A ground invasion could alienate Iranians who despise the ruling theocracy and who rose up in mass protests that were crushed<\/a> earlier this year. Some could see it as an attack on Iran itself and rally around the flag.<\/p>\n

A young anti-government activist in Iran said he plans to volunteer with the army if Trump follows through on such threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the idea of occupying islands or part of my country\u2019s territory is implemented, I will definitely be available as a soldier to defend the Iranian nation,\u201d said the 25-year-old resident of the northern town of Babol, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for retribution.<\/p>\n

Iran hits oil tanker in waters off Dubai<\/p>\n

An Iranian drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker off the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai, sparking a blaze that was later put out, the Dubai Media Office said. Authorities said no oil spill resulted.<\/p>\n

Four people were wounded by debris from an intercepted drone in Dubai, air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain, while Saudi Arabia said it intercepted three ballistic missiles launched toward its capital. Loud explosions were also heard in Israel not long after the military warned of an incoming missile barrage from Iran.<\/p>\n

In Iran, authorities say more than 1,900 people have been killed, while 19 have been reported dead in Israel.<\/p>\n

Two dozen people have died in Gulf states and the occupied West Bank. In Lebanon, officials said more than 1,200 people have been killed<\/a>, and more than 1 million displaced.<\/p>\n

Ten Israeli soldiers have died in Lebanon, including the four announced Tuesday, while 13 U.S. service members have been killed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

Corder reported from The Hague, Netherlands, and Superville from Washington. David Rising in Bangkok, Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut, Sylvie Corbet in Paris, Amir-Hussein Radjy in Cairo and Giada Zampano in Rome contributed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump expressed frustration Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,247110,1927,28,247108,12,13362,69694,793,247109,158238,801,228242,803,1569,51389,1575,1576,3,139727,66067,1572,2229,247106,247107,153670,21,19,22,20,25,24,964,800,965],"class_list":["post-556433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-amir-hussein-radjy","tag-ap-top-news","tag-business","tag-david-rising","tag-donald-trump","tag-dubai","tag-france-government","tag-general-news","tag-guido-crosetto","tag-hezbollah","tag-iran","tag-iran-war","tag-israel","tag-israel-government","tag-italy-government","tag-mideast-wars","tag-military-and-defense","tag-news","tag-oil-and-gas-industry","tag-persian-gulf","tag-pete-hegseth","tag-religion","tag-sally-abou-aljoud","tag-sylvie-corbet","tag-tehran","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-war-and-unrest","tag-washington-news","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}