President Donald Trump said on Thursday (June 11) the United States would hit Iran with 'bigger, more powerful' bombs after strikes by both sides in the Gulf undermined a shaky ceasefire.

Iranian sources and Western officials said indirect U.S.-Iranian talks on a preliminary peace deal had intensified. But a worsening of hostilities this week has undermined prospects for a swift end to more than three months of war.

Trump threatened new strikes on Iran after the two sides traded air attacks on Thursday for the second successive day.

Iran exports most of its oil via Kharg Island with volumes usually amounting to 2 million barrels per day, or around 2% of global supply, and flowing mainly to China.

"The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT," Trump said in a social media post.

Trump also said the U.S. could take Kharg island. Iran exports most of its oil via Kharg Island with volumes usually amounting to 2 million barrels per day, or around 2% of global supply, and flowing mainly to China.

The war has killed thousands of people, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, and pushed up global oil prices since the U.S. and Israel launched heavy airstrikes on Iran on February 28

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5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKING ON PHONE RESPONDING, SAYING:

“Yeah. But I'd rather not do it because once you do that the people suffer. Like I heard you mentioning water. Water is really a devastating loss for them. I could do that in one minute. Knock out…”

KILMEADE: “What is your message to the Iranian people?”

TRUMP: “The problem is the people won't be able to drink water. I mean, you know…”

KILMEADE: “I know. What is your message to the Iranian people? Mr. president, they now have the internet.”

TRUMP: “My message to the Iranian people is they're afraid because they have no guns. And the other side has guns.”

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7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP SPEAKING ON PHONE RESPONDING, SAYING:

“Yeah. There will be more bombing tonight. It'll be a bigger, a bigger, more powerful. Don't forget, we've knocked out all of their antiaircraft. They don't have any anti-air. They have nothing. I mean, they may get lucky with a shoulder weapon or something, but for the most part, you know, they have.

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TRUMP: “They’re finished. Excuse me, they are finished”

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