US President Donald Trump vowed "very hard" strikes on Iran Thursday and promised to take the country's key oil infrastructure, in what would be a major escalation in the war with the Islamic republic.Trump threatened "bigger, more powerful" attacks on what would be a third successive night, as he pushes Tehran to turn their increasingly nominal ceasefire into a permanent peace deal."The United States will be hitting Iran... VERY HARD TONIGHT," Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.
Trump vows to take Iran oil terminals, launch new strikes
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