Iran will be 'hit hard again' tonight, warns furious US President Donald Trump as he brands Tehran 'scum,' declares the Middle East ceasefire is 'over' as the US is now hitting Iran hard15:21, 08 Jul 2026US President Donald Trump has warned Iran it will be ‘hit hard’ again after an astonishing outburst, branding Tehran ‘scum’ and saying the ceasefire was ‘over.’‌Trump chose the NATO conference in Turkey to lay into Iran which was targeted at least 85 times overnight in one of the most powerful US bombing runs so far in the war and claimed more attacks are likely to take place tonight. US strikes hit Iran’s Qeshm island, Bandar Abbas and Sirik, Iranian state media reported, where people have been injured by shrapnel. Iran hit back by claiming it had attacked a US Navy headquarters and an air base in Kuwait.‌One British intelligence analyst told the Daily Mirror: “These attacks on targets within Iran were about five times bigger and more powerful than previous ones. Something appears to have changed in the tempo of attacks and it seems an escalation is underway. Despite Trump’s belligerence he is rattled.” American forces in the region unleashed salvos of missiles on Iran, including the key port of Bandar Abbas, after Tehran’s troops attacked three oil and gas tankers. The tankers had been attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on the Omani side when they were targeted by Tehran’s Islamic Republican Guard Corps.‌Tehran has forcibly told shipping it must pass by the Strait using the Iran side of the waterway, insisting that it retains control of incoming and outgoing traffic. Trump stormed: “They launched a couple of drones and one missile at ships, because they were in the strait, which they have every right to be. And so we had them very hard last night. We'll probably hit them hard again tonight. I'll give them a little warning.”‌He added: "It's very simple, they can't have a nuclear weapon." But Trump said he did not want to deal with Iranian officials anymore, labelling them "scum" and "liars," and adding U.S. negotiators are "wasting their time."Trump also provided an insight into how he sees the peace negotiating process with Tehran, saying: "We'll talk about it, they'll agree on everything, and then they'll go and have a news conference and say 'We never even talked about it.”He even said the States had given Tehran permission to have their one week-long funeral procession for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Trump said: “They’re sick. There's something wrong with them. We said 'Go and do your funeral stuff', and instead of that, they start shooting rockets and ships yesterday. So we hit them very hard last night.”Article continues belowHe went on: “Of course they're dirty players so they go after everyone. We don't like them, I don't like them, and they're evil people." Asked about the peace talks Trump even added: “To me, I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them any more.”Reacting to Trump’s claims Iran has threatened to put global oil trade passing the Strait of Hormuz in an iron grip, paralysing it, if Washington attacked again. it also said it would attack neighbouring countries and their oil trade. The Fars News agency, which has close ties to the IRGC, said in a statement: “Any renewed aggression on the part of the enemy must be met with a response that directly targets the vital interests of the United States and its allies.”