Trump vows to take Iran oil terminals, launch new strikes

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US President Donald Trump vowed to launch "very hard" strikes on Iran and take control of key Iranian oil terminals, escalating tensions significantly. The threats come amid efforts to push Tehran towards a permanent peace deal.

US President Donald Trump vowed "very hard" strikes on Iran Thursday and promised to take the country's key oil infrastructure, in what would be a major escalation in the war with the Islamic republic. Trump threatened "bigger, more powerful" attacks on what would be a third successive night, as he pushes Tehran to turn their increasingly nominal ceasefire into a permanent peace deal. "The United States will be hitting Iran... VERY HARD TONIGHT," Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.