Trump threatens to seize control of Iranian oil and gas facilities as tensions escalate

Donald Trump has said the US will take control of Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure and launch further strikes on Iran on Thursday night, just hours after the two countries exchanged fire for the second consecutive day despite a nominal ceasefire in place. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the US would hit Iran “VERY HARD, TONIGHT”, claiming that most of Iran’s offensive capacity had been destroyed. …