President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to expand military strikes and continue to hit Iran "very hard" until they come to the negotiating table, lamenting that every time a deal is made, Tehran breaks its promise."We're going to hit them very hard tonight," he said in an exclusive interview with Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst."We're going hit them hard tomorrow night.
We're gonna hit them really hard the night after."U.S.Central Command (CENTCOM) has conducted consecutive strikes near the Strait of Hormuz over the past several days, and Trump said the operations will continue until he determines it is "enough."TRUMP SAYS US WILL STRIKE IRAN 'VERY HARD' AGAIN TODAYSmoke rises after a U.S.
one-way attack surface drone reached its target, a submarine and ship maintenance facility, in Bandar Abbas, Iran, according to U.S.Central Command, in this screen grab taken from a video released on July 13, 2026.
(CENTCOM/Reuters)"Next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants," the president warned."Next week comes the bridges.
We're gonna knock out all their power plants.We're going to knock out all their bridges unless they get to the table and negotiate." Got a story tip? Email [email protected] Trump's comments come after he walked back plans to instate a 20% toll on all vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Instead, Middle Eastern nations will make "massive" investment and trade deals with the United States, Trump said."I was going to charge a fee, but instead they'd rather spend a lot of money in the United States, which frankly is better because I don't like the idea of a fee," he said in the interview aired on "Special Report."US CLAWS BACK KEY CONCESSION TO IRAN AFTER FRESH ATTACKS ON COMMERCIAL SHIPS IN STRAIT OF HORMUZThe U.S.also reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports in the strait at Trump’s order.The president touted "tremendous progress" in degrading Iran’s military capabilities ...