Donald Trump
said that Iran’s oil pipelines could explode within three days because a naval blockade is stopping the country from exporting oil.
But experts say this claim is exaggerated.
Trump explained that if oil keeps flowing through pipelines but can’t be shipped out due to blocked ports and lack of tankers, pressure would build up and cause explosions underground and in the system.
However, energy experts told CNN that this isn’t how it usually works. When a country can’t export oil, storage facilities start filling up. Once they’re full, production is simply reduced or stopped.
This has already happened in countries like Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE, and there were no explosions.
Experts say Iran’s oil facilities are unlikely to explode. The real issue is that shutting down production could hurt future output—but the oil itself won’t suddenly explode.
