Trump threatens to hit Iran 'very hard tonight' and take Kharg Island oil infrastructure - #NewVM2 #Dailyworldnews

President Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social that the United States will be hitting Iran “very hard tonight,” stating that Iran’s Navy, Air Force, radar, anti aircraft and all other defences together with its offensive capabilities are “gone”.
He also threatened to take Kharg Island and other oil infrastructure points, assuming “total control of their oil and gas markets”, similar to the US approach in Venezuela.
Al Jazeera’s White House correspondent Kimberly Halkett noted that Trump has used such inflammatory language before, often followed by military strikes to aggressively push Iran toward a deal. She explained that the escalation was triggered by the downing of a US Apache helicopter on Tuesday, and that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has blamed Iran for failing to take advantage of peace opportunities. Halkett added that dissenting voices in the US Congress have argued that only Congress can declare war, but efforts to rein in the president have failed.