Buy our oil, get some delayed courage... and go to the Strait of Hormuz and just take it!

Donald Trump told his so-called allies to 'get some delayed courage' and just 'take' oil from the Strait of Hormuz, as he gave a hastily-prepared 'address to the nation' from the White House on Wednesday.

"I have a suggestion. Number one, buy oil from the United States of America. We have plenty. We have so much. And number two, build up some delayed courage. Should have done it before. Should have done it with us, as we asked. Go to the strait and just take it," he said. "Protect it. Use it for yourselves Iran has been essentially decimated the hard part is done, so it should be easy and in any event when this conflict is over, the strait will open up naturally, it'll just open up naturally."

"They're going to want to be able to sell oil because that's all they have to try and rebuild. It will resume the flowing and the gas prices will rapidly come back down," he added.

Earlier, Trump said that the US would leave Iran 'whether we have a deal or not' - and could 'finish the job' within 'two or three weeks', amid mounting domestic pressure over the timeframe. The president has repeatedly said talks with the Iranian leadership are happening, which Tehran has denied.

Trump has also repeatedly condemned NATO allies for failing to help him secure the Strait of Hormuz - and has even suggested he could pull out of the alliance.

The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28. Tehran responded with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with the conflict now into its fifth week.

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