By Stephen Quillen, Usaid Siddiqui and Jillian Kestler-D’Amours | 11 Jun 2026
- President Donald Trump says the United States will be hitting Iran “very hard” tonight, adding that Washington will take over Iran’s Kharg island and other oil infrastructure points.
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the US strikes on the country, saying that it has rendered the ceasefire “practically meaningless”.
- Earlier, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched retaliatory strikes on US forces in the region, including in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, according to Iranian news reports. Iran’s military also ordered the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels.
- Trump’s threat comes as the US military launched attacks “against multiple targets in Iran”, saying the strikes were in “self-defense”.
- Iranian media has reported attacks in numerous locations, including the port city of Bandar Abbas, Qeshm island, and the southern towns of Sirik, Minab and Karaj west of Tehran.
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