President Trump Issues Stark Warning as U.S. Ramps Up Strikes on Iran

On Tuesday evening, U.S. forces carried out yet another round of strikes against Iran.

Dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz were hit hard.

CENTCOM announced in a press release:

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) completed an additional round of strikes against Iran at 10 p.m. ET, July 14, hitting dozens of military targets near the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian coastal areas.

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U.S. fighter aircraft, drones, and naval vessels launched precision munitions against Iranian missile and drone sites, naval capabilities, and coastal defense systems during the seven-hour wave to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping and civilian crews.

The strikes took place the same day U.S. forces resumed the naval blockade against vessels transiting to or from Iranian ports and coastal areas. The blockade went into effect at 4 p.m. ET today.

U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and prepared to execute operations directed by the Commander in Chief.

This marks the fourth consecutive night of strikes — and, President Trump says it’s only going to get worse for Iran unless they make a deal fast.

Speaking with Trey Yingst of Fox News on Tuesday night, President Trump promised to take out Iran’s energy infrastructure, power plants, and bridges next.

Watch what he had to say for yourself here:

.@POTUS on Iran: "We're going to hit them very hard tonight. We're going to hit them very hard tomorrow night. We're going to hit them very hard the night after… We're going to knock out all their power plants, we're going to knock out all their bridges, unless they get to the… pic.twitter.com/kPhMQKHqe9

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 14, 2026

.@POTUS on Iran: “We’re going to hit them very hard tonight. We’re going to hit them very hard tomorrow night. We’re going to hit them very hard the night after… We’re going to knock out all their power plants, we’re going to knock out all their bridges, unless they get to the table and negotiate.”

Then, President Trump issued a serious, direct warning to Iranian officials: you better strike a deal before it’s too late and there’s nobody left to make a deal!

Watch this:

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump just DROPPED this line and it should send chills down every Iranian regime member's spine

"I knew the 1st group…no longer with us."

"Knew the 2nd group…no longer with us."

"3rd group…they're stopping a deal."

"YOU BETTER MAKE A DEAL, OR… pic.twitter.com/VrD8KhOrvs

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 14, 2026

JUST IN: President Trump just DROPPED this line and it should send chills down every Iranian regime member’s spine

“I knew the 1st group…no longer with us.”

“Knew the 2nd group…no longer with us.”

“3rd group…they’re stopping a deal.”

“YOU BETTER MAKE A DEAL, OR YOU’RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANYBODY LEFT!”

During his interview, President Trump also refused to rule out sending in ground troops to Iran.

However, he noted that it probably won’t be necessary.

ABC News summed up the interview:

In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said U.S. strikes on Iran will continue until he says “it’s enough,” threatening to bomb Iran’s bridges and power plants as soon as “next week.” The president also did not rule out the possibility of a ground campaign in Iran.

During the interview, Trump delivered mixed messages over the state of negotiations with Iran, saying “I don’t want to negotiate,” while also saying the strikes will continue “unless” Iran negotiates. Trump also claimed that U.S. negotiators had communicated with Iran earlier this afternoon and demanded they make a deal.

Regarding U.S. strikes and what’s next for the war, Trump said: “They’ll continue until I say it’s enough … You know the word the military likes to use is degrade. They’ve been degraded to a very low level,” Trump said.

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When Trump was asked if his objectives could be completed in an air campaign alone, he claimed his objectives were already “completed.”

But moments later, Trump notably did not rule out a ground campaign.

Fox News’ Trey Yingst asked: “Are you ruling out a ground campaign in a limited capacity?”

Trump replied: “Well– I don’t want to say that either. But I would say no — if I, if I thought it was appropriate. Sometimes you need a ground campaign, but we have other people that will do the ground campaign for us.”