US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued fresh threats of military strikes against Iran, claiming the US would hit the country "very hard tonight".

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

Trump also said the U.S., “in the not too distant future,” would “be taking Kharg Island, and other oil and infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas…

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