WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - The United States will hit Iran "very hard tonight" and will soon take control of the Middle Eastern country's oil and gas infrastructure and markets, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday."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," Trump said on Truth Social. (Reporting by Katharine Jackson; editing by Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu)

Renewed fire and sanctions test fragile ceasefire as Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz ‘completely closed’.

The United States President, Donald Trump, has threatened a new round of military strikes against Iran, declaring that the U.S. would hit the country “very hard” and eventually…

The US and Iran have traded strikes for two straight days, pushing the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war.

Trump promised new major strikes against Iran and pledged to seize Kharg Island in the near future.