US President Donald Trump said he is in talks with other countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments, which is affected by rising tensions amid the war between Israel, Iran and the United States.
He also opined that oil prices “will drop” once the war ends, which he said “will end pretty quickly.”
Without naming the nations he has reached out to, Trump indicated that he was calling on countries that were heavily dependent on oil supplies from the Middle East and that they should take greater responsibility for policing the Strait of Hormuz.
“We had very good results today in Iran, very strong results militarily. We are talking to countries about policing the Strait of Hormuz because they are the ones that depend on it for oil. The United States gets very little oil from there, about 1 or 2 percent, but China, for example, gets about 90 percent of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz. It would be good if other countries would help monitor it with us, and we will work with them,” Trump told reporters aboard the Air Force. One.
“Militarily, as far as I’m concerned, we have essentially defeated Iran. They may have some resistance left, but not much. We have eliminated their air force, their navy and their air defense. We attacked Kharg Island, but we left a small area where the pipelines come in. We can eliminate it in five minutes if we want, everything is locked, loaded and ready to go,” he said.
‘They use artificial intelligence and fake news’, Trump accuses Iran of spreading misinformation amid war
Trump accused Iran of spreading disinformation in the midst of war with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), claiming that the Islamic Republic spreads “fake news” to misrepresent its wartime successes.
“Iran spreads disinformation. They use artificial intelligence and fake news,” Trump said aboard Air Force One while speaking to reporters.
He said the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was never attacked and Iran showed “kamikaze ships” in its videos, which “do not exist.”
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“The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was never attacked. Its kamikaze ships are AI-generated, they don’t exist, they are fake,” he said.
He further said that Tehran published clippings of people supporting Khamenei, which were “entirely generated by AI.”
“Iran showed about 250,000 people in a square supporting Khamenei; it was completely AI-generated. It never took place; the demonstration was fake,” the President said.
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4 minutes of readingUpdated: Mar 16, 2026 12:38 pm IST
US President Donald Trump said he is in talks with other countries to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments, which is affected by rising tensions amid the war between Israel, Iran and the United States.
He also opined that oil prices “will drop” once the war ends, which he said “will end pretty quickly.”
Without naming the nations he has reached out to, Trump indicated that he was calling on countries that were heavily dependent on oil supplies from the Middle East and that they should take greater responsibility for policing the Strait of Hormuz.
“We had very good results today in Iran, very strong results militarily. We are talking to countries about policing the Strait of Hormuz because they are the ones that depend on it for oil. The United States gets very little oil from there, about 1 or 2 percent, but China, for example, gets about 90 percent of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz. It would be good if other countries would help monitor it with us, and we will work with them,” Trump told reporters aboard the Air Force. One.
“Militarily, as far as I’m concerned, we have essentially defeated Iran. They may have some resistance left, but not much. We have eliminated their air force, their navy and their air defense. We attacked Kharg Island, but we left a small area where the pipelines come in. We can eliminate it in five minutes if we want, everything is locked, loaded and ready to go,” he said.
‘They use artificial intelligence and fake news’, Trump accuses Iran of spreading misinformation amid war
Trump accused Iran of spreading disinformation in the midst of war with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), claiming that the Islamic Republic spreads “fake news” to misrepresent its wartime successes.
“Iran spreads disinformation. They use artificial intelligence and fake news,” Trump said aboard Air Force One while speaking to reporters.
He said the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was never attacked and Iran showed “kamikaze ships” in its videos, which “do not exist.”
Story continues below this ad.
“The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was never attacked. Its kamikaze ships are AI-generated, they don’t exist, they are fake,” he said.
He further said that Tehran published clippings of people supporting Khamenei, which were “entirely generated by AI.”
“Iran showed about 250,000 people in a square supporting Khamenei; it was completely AI-generated. It never took place; the demonstration was fake,” the President said.
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