Washington DC, April 6 -- President Donald Trump said that the United States could secure the Iranian oil as the war in West Asia continues to expand, saying, "if I had my choice, I'm a businessman first".

Trump's remark came when he was asked about securing Iran's oil during a press briefing at the White House. Trump referred to US actions in Venezuela to justify the idea.

"If I had my choice. Yeah, cause I'm a businessman first. We are a partner with Venezuela, and we've taken hundreds of millions of barrels," he said.

Trump signalled towards moving away from US policy and taking "the spoils" of war.

"You know that to the winner belong the spoils. Go for the spoils. I've said why don't we use it to the victor go the spoils. We haven...