

1 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 11, 2026 06:37 PM IST
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that American forces will “take over” Kharg Island soon and threatened to strike Tehran “very hard tonight” after tensions in West Asia escalated.
The US President said that America was still talking to Iran, but his preference would be to take over oil infrastructure hub Kharg Island.
Western officials and Iranian sources on Thursday said indirect talks between Washington and Tehran on a preliminary peace deal have intensified, but the renewed strikes in the region have undermined prospects of a swift end to the over three-month-old conflict, Reuters reported.
“The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
Trump further added, “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.”
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