Trump’s envoy to Greenland pitches oil-rich island as answer to Hormuz energy crisis

Published May 22, 2026 3:36pm ET



President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Greenland on Friday proposed the island could play a critical role in solving the energy crisis sparked by the Strait of Hormuz‘s closure. 

After returning from a three-day trip to the island, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) tied Greenland to the U.S.’s war with Iran. He suggested its rich oil reserves could alleviate global energy shortages and surging costs that occurred after the war shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the Middle Eastern waterway for much of the world’s oil and gas supply. Trump wants “a deal” with Greenland to develop its natural resources, Landry said, musing that oil production could be up and running on the island “within 10 months or so.”

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