President Donald Trump said the United States would carry out additional air strikes against Iran during an appearance on Fox & Friends late Wednesday.

The threat signals a sharp escalation in tensions as the U.S. moves from a diplomatic truce toward potential military conflict in West Asia. This shift follows reports that peace negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz have stalled.

Trump said the U.S. would be taking Kharg Island [3]. He said, "We'll bomb s**t out of them" [2]. These warnings come amid accusations that Iran has repeatedly violated a ceasefire established in April 2026 [4].

Trump said the agreement was "the most violated ceasefire in" [1]. The administration said that two days of strikes threatened to derail ceasefire negotiations [3].

Reports on the immediate timing of these operations vary. One source said that American bombing of Iranian military targets would stop for the day [2]. However, other reports suggest the U.S. will continue hitting Iran "very hard" as part of the effort to seize Kharg Island [3].

The president linked the military threats to both the breach of the April truce [1] and the lack of progress in talks regarding the Strait of Hormuz [4].

“"We'll bomb s**t out of them"”

The threat to seize Kharg Island, a strategic Iranian oil terminal, suggests a shift in U.S. strategy toward targeting critical infrastructure to force diplomatic concessions. By linking military action to the stalled negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz, the administration is using the threat of escalation to regain leverage in a region where the April 2026 ceasefire has failed to maintain stability.