Washington, March 10 -- US President Donald Trump has issued a formidable warning to Tehran, asserting that any efforts to impede the transit of petroleum through the Strait of Hormuz will be met with a massive military retaliation.

The President declared that the American response would be significantly more intense than any previous engagements if the vital shipping lane is compromised.

"If Iran does anything that stops the flow of oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America twenty times harder than they have been hit thus far," the US President said in a post on Truth Social.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/116202054617775180

Elaborating on the potential scope of such an operation, Tru...