WHAT TO KNOW
- President Trump reportedly said the U.S. is prepared to strike Iran “very hard” tonight and tomorrow, naming Pickaxe Mountain as a possible target.
- Trump also said the U.S. will charge a 20% fee on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz while reinstating a blockade on Iranian ports.
- CENTCOM said U.S. forces will resume a naval blockade against Iran on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.
- Iran’s foreign minister mocked Trump’s proposed Hormuz fee, saying Iran has “always been the guardian” of the strait.
- The renewed fighting comes after Iran claimed the Strait of Hormuz was closed and the U.S. launched strikes on Iranian military targets.
President Trump said the U.S. is prepared to hit Iran “very hard” tonight and tomorrow, saying the country’s Pickaxe Mountain site is a “possible target for a nice big fat shot.”
“Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice big fat shot right in the front door,” Trump said in an interview with Salem News Channel’s Hugh Hewitt.
"We’re going to hit them very hard tonight and we’re going to hit them hard tomorrow and there’s not a damn thing they can do about it," Trump added. "They have nothing going other than they have big mouths… I got to know them, and they’re stone cold crazy people."
Source:
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/iran-war-trump-israel-hormuz-july-13