Trump Says U.S. Will Strike Iran Today, Pezeshkian Calls Threat a Sign of Weakness

Donald Trump: “We will attack Iran with force, today.” 10.6.2026 / Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump said today, Wednesday, in a conversation with reporters in the Oval Office that the United States is going to strike Iran very hard. The president added that he had been patient, but “the Iranians keep leading us around by the nose all the time.” Trump stressed that the strike itself would take place today.

The president also addressed the possibility of striking energy facilities: “I won’t tell you whether I’ll bomb energy sites, but I certainly could.” Trump also said that the United States had destroyed millions of barrels of oil: “Nobody knows that. You know who doesn’t know it? Iran, up until now. Last night we destroyed 22 ships. I’m telling you this because they only just found out,” the president added. When asked about relations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he said: “He is a very good friend of mine, I like him, a great leader, a strong man, I didn’t hear what he said about Israel but I’ll call him to make sure everything is good.” He also added that “nothing bad will happen with Erdogan as long as I am president.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was not indifferent to the threats and responded: “Civilian infrastructure is the lifeblood of the people, and the threat to attack it is not a show of strength, but proof of helplessness.” In addition, the head of the National Security Committee in the Iranian parliament said that “this time, the war will not be limited to the region,” referring to the possibility of broader escalation in the regional and international arena.

Earlier today, the American president referred on the Truth social network to an attack by the U.S. military in southern Iran during the night, which came after the Islamic Republic shot down an Apache helicopter: “It took them too long to negotiate a deal that could have been great for them, and now they will have to pay the price!”

Defense Minister Israel Katz sharpened the tension in his remarks at the Israel Defense Prize ceremony. “The Middle East is changing before our eyes,” he declared. “These very days we are seeing, with great pride, our heroic fighters operating deep inside Lebanon against the terrorist organization Hezbollah, which acts on behalf of the Iranian regime, and inflicting severe blows on it.” “The IDF evacuated a Christian neighborhood in Tyre yesterday and attacked Hezbollah terrorists who found refuge there,” he continued. “Of course, the residents will now return to their homes. We continue to attack Hezbollah terrorists wherever they are for the security of the communities in the north and the State of Israel, and we categorically reject Iran’s threats and its attempt to link the arenas.”

“We must not think the work is done, the campaign against Iran is far from over. If Iran attacks Israel, it will suffer a severe blow, as we did a few days ago. The IDF is prepared to strike Iran with great force,” he concluded.

On another note, Trump said again, and not for the first time, that “Iran’s military is a total and utter mess. Large parts of it, such as the navy and the air force, no longer really exist, they have been completely defeated. Iran is all talk and very little action. The bully of the Middle East is finished!” Shortly afterward, and according to Fox News, Trump claimed he was “close to ordering new strikes against power stations and bridges in Iran,” and once again repeated the mantra that Tehran is taking too long to reach an agreement.

Meanwhile, the American president tweeted again, this time turning his fire on the “fake news media,” which in his view refuses to report how effective the U.S. naval blockade is. “The most successful blockade in the history of naval warfare. Nothing gets through unless we want it to, it’s an iron wall!” He added that “Iran is rapidly becoming a failed state,” and ended his remarks with the words: “A lot of oil is coming out. Praise be to Allah!”