Trump Vows New Attacks on Iran, Threatens Key Energy Targets (2)

President Donald Trump said the US would strike Iran again Thursday and sought to crank up pressure on the Islamic Republic to reach a deal by threatening to take control of key energy infrastructure in the country.

“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 on his social media platform.

Trump, who has expressed increasing frustration by the slow progress in negotiations, raised the possibility of seizing Iran’s energy facilities, including Kharg island, the ...