Donald Trump has said the US military is "going to be attacking" Iran if no peace deal is agreed, claiming Tehran is "playing us for suckers". The US president was speaking to reporters at the White House after America and Iran traded blows following the downing of a US helicopter this week. "We hit them hard yesterday and we're going to hit them hard again today," he said.Follow live.Collapse all postsFilter PostsAll3Key Events2Key EventThu 11 Jun 2026 at 2:42amThu 11 Jun 2026 at 2:42amIran 'keep playing us for suckers', Trump says, as attacks escalatePresident Donald Trump has vowed to continue attacking Iran if a deal to end the war isn't reached, saying Tehran's peace negotiators "keep playing us for suckers"."We're going to be attacking them -- attacking them very hard," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office."We were really close to a deal, but they keep tapping us along, they keep playing us for suckers."President Donald Trump speaking to reporters in the White House. (AP: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Trump’s warning came hours after Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan — all of which host US troops — came under Iranian fire with escalating attacks threatening to derail peace efforts in the region.Meanwhile, the US military said an American warplane had fired on and disabled a tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was attempting to transport oil from Iran in violation of a US blockade.The aircraft "fired precision munitions into the ship's engine room after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from American forces," US Central Command said in a post on X.Key EventThu 11 Jun 2026 at 2:26amThu 11 Jun 2026 at 2:26amTrump says more strikes to comeBy Thomas MorganDonald Trump has been talking to reporters from the Oval Office.After being asked about the Iran war, the US president once again urges Iran to sign a deal to end the fighting.And he adds that in addition to the strikes on Tuesday, he says "we'll hit them again today".He adds that he "can" strike Iranian power plants and infrastructure, but refuses to say whether he will make good on his repeated threat to do so.Thu 11 Jun 2026 at 2:26amThu 11 Jun 2026 at 2:26amWelcome to the live blogBy Rachel WearmouthThank you for joining us as we bring you all the latest developments on the conflict between the US and Iran.