Trump on Iran: ‘We’re gonna hit ’em hard tonight’

July 8, 2026

President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that US forces would strike Iran “hard” in the coming night, after earlier declaring Washington’s ceasefire with Iran over at a NATO summit in Ankara.

“We’re gonna hit ’em hard tonight,” he said before holding talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, saying: “They violate the agreement every day.”