Trump threatens to hit Iran harder if it blocks energy supplies

US president has said that Iran “will get hit at a much, much harder level” if it continues to “attempt to stop the globe’s oil supply”.

 "If Iran does anything that stops the flow of oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America twenty times harder than they have been hit thus far," the US leader posted on his Truth Social network. Additionally, he warned, the US "will take out easily destroyable targets" that could make it virtually impossible for Iran "to ever be built back" after which the Islamic Republic would face "death, fire, and fury."

"But I hope, and pray, that it does not happen! This is a gift from the United States of America to China, and all of those nations that heavily use the Hormuz Strait," Trump insisted. "Hopefully, it is a gesture that will be greatly appreciated," he concluded.