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Search results for "Trump says U.S. will seize Kharg Island and other 'oil infrastructure points'"

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Fact-checks (25635)

Seth Moulton stated on March 24, 2026 in an interview on MS NOW:
"Bombing civilian power infrastructure is a war crime.”
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 2, 2026
David Cicilline stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate:
"There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 22, 2012
Marco Rubio stated on May 20, 2026 in an X post:
“The reason (people in Cuba) are forced to survive 22 hours a day without electricity is not due to an oil ‘blockade’ by the US.”
By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman• May 22, 2026
YouTube videos stated on November 14, 2020 in a YouTube video:
The U.S. military seized servers in Germany tied to Dominion Election Systems.
By Samantha Putterman• November 17, 2020
John McCain stated on July 25, 2007 in a speech in Nashua, N.H.:
"We spent $223-million on a bridge in Alaska to an island with 50 people on it."
By David Baumann• October 12, 2007
The Gateway Pundit stated on June 01, 2021 in a blog post:
Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 17, 2021
U.S. Energy Department stated on September 05, 2025 in a post on X:
“Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and when the wind is not blowing.”
By Louis Jacobson• September 9, 2025
Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2016 in an interview with the New York Times:
China is "in the South China Sea and (building) a military fortress the likes of which perhaps the world has not seen."
By Linda Qiu• April 4, 2016
Ted Cruz stated on December 08, 2015 in an interview with NPR:
"Mike Morell testified and told Congress that the reason Obama has not bombed ISIS' oil fields is they're concerned about global warming."
By Linda Qiu• December 14, 2015
Jeff Merkley stated on March 04, 2011 in a letter to President Barack Obama:
Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would immediately lower gasoline prices
By Charles Pope• March 12, 2011
Facebook posts stated on December 08, 2020 in a Facebook post:
People in Germany saw this electoral map that shows Trump beating Biden with 410 electoral votes before Dominion’s servers were seized.
By Samantha Putterman• December 8, 2020
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 13, 2011 in a Senate hearing:
"[Renewable energy] projects . . . get us off foreign oil and away, step by step, from these foreign entanglements that we have to get into to defend our oil supply."
By Alex Kuffner• January 8, 2012
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2016 in a foreign policy speech:
"ISIS is making millions of dollars a week selling Libyan oil."
By Chris Nichols• April 27, 2016
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on April 16, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate:
"If you put the $47 billion in revenue (raised over 10 years by the Buffett rule) into infrastructure you could create 611,000 infrastructure jobs."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 6, 2012
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate:
"Heroin .. pours across our southern borders."  
By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu• October 20, 2016
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on June 16, 2011 in a speech in the U.S. Senate:
"Some criminals have learned how to spy on Americans, hacking into our home computers and looking out through the video camera attached to the screen."
By Richard Salit• July 17, 2011
TikTok posts stated on April 26, 2023 in a TikTok post:
Fauci, DOD and CDC funded deadly pathogen research at Sudan lab
By Jill Terreri Ramos• May 8, 2023
Donald Trump stated on May 07, 2026 in remarks to reporters:
Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2026
Social Media stated on April 19, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.
By Loreben Tuquero• April 20, 2026
Donald Trump stated on September 12, 2016 in an interview on CNBC:
Heroin comes in the United States "from the southern border."
By Linda Qiu• September 13, 2016

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By Amy Sherman• March 30, 2026

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By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• March 11, 2026

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By Amy Sherman• April 7, 2026

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