US will hit Iran 'very hard' tonight, says Trump
Live Events Iran warns of 'more widespread' war if US attacks US to not hit bridges, power plants Trump says US is sneaking oil through
Live Events Iran warns of 'more widespread' war if US attacks US to not hit bridges, power plants Trump says US is sneaking oil through Strait of Hormuz as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Addas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States would hit Iran “very hard tonight,” threatening to “assume total control” of Iran’s oil and gas industries, including the key Kharg Island, in the “not too distant future.”"The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT," he said in a post on Truth Social."At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela, which is working out brilliantly for both Venezuela and the United States of America," it added.The post come after the Washington and Tehran traded strikes for a second day, pushing the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war.The new exchange of fire came as efforts to negotiate an end to the US-Iran war appeared stuck, with Trump warning that Tehran would “pay the price” for stalled negotiations.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement earlier that the American attacks had “effectively rendered the ceasefire... meaningless,” without saying it was abandoning it.Iran's top military commander responded to Trump's threats, warning that any renewed US attacks on his country would trigger a tougher response and plunge the wider region into a new round of instability.General Ali Abdollahi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned in a statement that "if the United States once again seeks to carry out attacks against heroic Iran, it will receive a harsher response than before, and the flames of war, in addition to creating insecurity in the region, will become more widespread and far-reaching".Trump noted the US will attack Iran again with intensified strikes on Thursday night but he would rather not hit bridges and power plants."There will be more bombing tonight. It will be bigger - bigger, more powerful...I'd rather not hit bridges and power plants. People would not be able to drink water, I don't want to do that," he said in an interview on Fox News.He emphasised that he would like to take over the country's oil infrastructure hub Kharg Island but he is not sure Americans are has the appetite for it."We are talking to them, and all, but you know, look, my preference has always been - take Kharg Island...
The BriefWire