Washington DC, March 26 -- US President Donald Trump said that taking control of Iran's oil supply remains "an option", although he did not elaborate when asked about the possibility amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.

Speaking to reporters during a Cabinet meeting in the White House on Thursday, the US President, referring to the idea of seizing Iran's oil as part of broader strategic considerations in the region, said, "I mean, I wouldn't talk about it, but it's an option."

Trump pointed to recent developments in Venezuela, where the US ousted the former leader Nicolas Maduro from power and began working with acting president Delcy Rodriguez earlier this year, as a possible model for how a future oil arrangement could work.

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