Trump says US will hit Iran ‘very hard’ tonight and threatens to take Kharg Island

Trump says US will hit Iran ‘very hard tonight’published at 13:28 BST

13:28 BSTBreaking

Donald Trump says that the US will strike Iran “very hard tonight” in a new post on Truth Social.

Here’s what the president says:

“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

“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.”

Since the beginning of the conflict, Trump has repeatedly threatened to seize Kharg Island, a small island off the coast of Iran that is home to a major oil terminal.

Image source, Truth Social