Trump threatens to hit Iran’s key oil hub ‘just for fun’ (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Tehran has vowed to annihilate all US-linked energy assets in the region if Kharg Island’s infrastructure is damaged

Iran’s Kharg Island was “totally demolished,” but “we may hit it a few more times just for fun,” President Donald Trump has stated, raising fears of a deeper shock to global energy supplies.

The US leader demanded earlier in the day that China, Japan, and other nations relying on oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz deploy their naval units to protect maritime traffic from Iranian strikes. Tehran says the waterway remains open and safe to pass – but only to “friendly” nations.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi mocked Washington for “begging” for help. He urged neighboring states hosting US military bases to “expel foreign aggressors,” claiming that American forces are “inviting rather than deterring trouble.”

The US leader said he is “not concerned at all” about raising fuel prices, insisting that oil will eventually go down after surging some 40 percent since the beginning of the US-Israeli war on Iran. 

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