The United States will “probably” attack Iran on Wednesday night and brought back the idea of capturing the oil industry hub, Kharg Island, President Donald Trump said.
The comments come after U.S. strikes on Tuesday night in response to Iranian strikes against cargo ships, and the president saying that the ceasefire between the two countries is essentially over.
“Will we go tonight?" he said when asked by a reporter at the NATO summit in Turkey. "Normally? I wouldn't tell you."
REPORTER: Will you try to strike again tonight?
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 8, 2026
TRUMP: "Will we go tonight?"
"Normally? I wouldn't tell you."
"But, you know what? there's not a thing they can do about it. The answer is probably." pic.twitter.com/lpqbgiNCie
"But, you know what? There’s not a thing they can do about it. The answer is probably,” he added.
"There may be a big attack. It'll knock out a lot of stuff!" he noted during the conference.
🚨 JUST NOW: President Trump announces a MAJOR ATTACK is impending against Iran
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 8, 2026
"I'm not seeing it with them. My whole life is deals — I don't see it with them."
"There MAY BE a big attack. It'll knock out a lot of stuff!" 🔥
He is DONE. pic.twitter.com/8pdROum86J
On Kharg Island, the president said that the U.S. “may take over Kharg Island,” noting that the island was hit as part of the Tuesday strikes.
"There is not a thing they can do about it, but I said don’t hit the pipes, just hit everything else,” he said.
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Earlier on Wednesday, Trump said that he believes “it's over” when it comes to trying to negotiate with the Middle Eastern nation.
“I don't want to deal with them anymore; they're scum,” he said.
Trump says the ceasefire between U.S. and Iran is over.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 8, 2026
"To me, I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them anymore; they're scum", the U.S. president says.
Live updates: https://t.co/l9KwsXPz0p pic.twitter.com/mqfE5qKOHe
U.S. Central Command explained that “over 80 targets” were hit as part of the strikes, Townhall reported.
“U.S. forces struck Iranian air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities, and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats in and near the strait to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international commerce flowing through the international trade corridor,” Central Command said in a statement.
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