India, July 9 -- US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to strike Iran's civilian infrastructure and to seize Kharg Island, with its oil infrastructure, just hours after he said the ceasefire was over.

"We hit them very hard last night," Trump said. "We'll probably hit them hard again tonight."

Trump made the remark in Ankara on the sidelines of the NATO summit. He said the strikes are continued retaliation for attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. "Maybe we'll take over Kharg Island. We may take over Kharg Island. There's not a thing they could do about it," Trump said.

The US launched strikes on Iran early Wednesday, hours after it revoked a license authorising the sale of Iranian oil.

The US said the lic...