'Fossil-fuel imperialism': Trump's hankering for Iranian oil runs deep

Donald Trump said this past weekend he wants to "take the oil in Iran" by seizing control of a key export hub, echoing a refrain he has returned to for over a decade.

It's a sign of his disregard for international law and belief in "fossil-fuel imperialism", experts say.

"Trump truly believes that the US is entitled to whatever resource it so desires," said Patrick Bigger, co-director of the Transition Security Project, a research initiative focused on the climate and geopolitical concerns of militarization. "It's a real 'might-makes-right' logic that is both abhorrent and spectacularly miscalculated."...