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Home / US-Israel-Iran / Experts Push Back Against Trump’s Claims that Iran’s Oil Infrastructure Could ‘Explode’ Soon
US‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Middle East

April 30, 2026

Experts Push Back Against Trump’s Claims that Iran’s Oil Infrastructure Could ‘Explode’ Soon

“That is not how it works,” Rosemary Kelanic, director of the Middle East Program at Defense Priorities, told the outlet. “Nothing is going to self-destruct.”

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