Donal Trump has said countries that are upset by high fuel prices should “go get your own oil” from the Strait of Hormuz.
The US president appeared to be washing his hands of the Middle East crisis as he told UK prime minister Keir Starmer to ‘go get your own oil’ as Europe’s fuel supplies dry up and costs soar.
Trump said he had done ‘the hard part’ by launching the war on Iran and said that countries like the UK would have to reopen the blocked Strait of Hormuz.
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The Daily Mail reports: Britain’s last known shipment of jet fuel from the Middle East is due to arrive within 48 hours amid alarm over shortages within a week.
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The consignment on the Libyan-flagged Maetiga vessel is expected to reach the UK from Saudi Arabia on Thursday, according to data providers Kpler and Vortexa.
No other tankers bound for the UK have made it through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blocked in response to the US-Israeli strikes.
The UK is currently sourcing at least half its jet fuel from the Middle East amid a fall in domestic refining and a halt on Russian imports since the Ukraine invasion in 2022.
The Prime Minister is holding another emergency Cobra meeting today, with Brits starting to feel the impact of the turmoil in their pockets.
Diesel and petrol prices are running at the highest levels since 2022, and projections this morning suggest typical energy bills will increase by £288 in July when the cap next changes.
Food costs could also surge as fertiliser supplies are choked off, and the region is a huge source of aluminium.
Countries such as Australia, Spain and Poland have responded by temporarily cutting fuel duty at the pumps.
However, there is no sign that significant Government support for motorists or households is imminent, despite the Treasury getting a windfall from higher taxes on energy.
Posting on his TruthSocial site, Mr Trump said: ‘All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the US, we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.
‘You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the USA won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us.
‘Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil! President DJT.’
Pete Hegseth, the US war secretary, later backed up Mr Trump’s comments as he mocked the ‘big bad Royal Navy’ and demanded other countries ‘step up’ to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
