President Donald Trump vowed to seize Iran's main oil hub and take "total control" of its oil and gas markets, escalating the standoff after both sides traded strikes for a second straight day.
In a Truth Social post this morning, Trump said the U.S. would hit Iran "very hard tonight" and would take Kharg Island, the terminal where about 90% of Iranian crude is loaded onto tankers.
He likened the move to U.S. pressure on Venezuela.
The flare-up began Monday when an Iranian drone brought down a U.S.
Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, triggering the military's first sea drone rescue.
