After Trump’s ‘Hit Very Hard’ Warning, Iran Threatens US Energy Infrastructure

Iran Threatens US Energy Sites With ‘Extensive Response’ After Trump’s Warning

Iran has warned that any fresh military action by the United States or Israel would trigger retaliation against US energy infrastructure and key Israeli targets, as tensions escalated following President Donald Trump’s latest warning that Tehran could be “hit very hard.”

A senior Iranian security official, speaking to the state-affiliated Tasnim News Agency, dismissed reports of possible US and Israeli strikes on Iranian infrastructure as “a kind of madness” and said Tehran had already prepared “extensive response plans” to counter any attack.

The official said Iran’s armed forces had both the “capability and the will” to strike critical infrastructure in Israel as well as US energy assets across the region if military action was launched against the country. The warning came after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Iran of violating last month’s ceasefire and escalating hostilities.

“President Trump is not going to stand by and allow this terrorist behaviour to occur,” Leavitt said. “Iran will continue to pay until they come to the table in what President Trump deems a meaningful way.” Trump also signalled that military action remained an option during remarks to reporters at Camp David on Friday.

“We just want to win,” the US president said, before adding, “We’ll be hitting them very hard. At some point, they’re going to say, ‘We just can’t take it anymore.'”

• Strait of Hormuz Incident Raises Stakes
• The exchange coincided with fresh tensions in the Gulf.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for attacking two oil tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest energy shipping routes. Iranian state media also reported that four other tankers turned back following the incident, raising concerns over the security of global oil supplies.

In a separate development, Kuwait said it intercepted Iranian drones that entered its airspace while allegedly targeting military facilities hosting US troops. According to Kuwait’s Defence Ministry, debris from the intercepted drones caused material damage, although no injuries were reported.

The latest exchange of threats marks another sharp escalation in the standoff between Tehran and Washington, with both sides signalling a willingness to respond forcefully as concerns grow over the security of the Gulf’s critical energy infrastructure.