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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nUS President Donald Trump has issued a chilling threat to Iran saying the American military will capture Iranian land \"in the not so distant future\".\n\nWriting on Truth Social, Mr Trump said the US military will \"be taking Kharg Island\" in Iran.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe also said \"the United States will be hitting Iran... VERY HARD TONIGHT\".\n\nPresident Trump wrote: \"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.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe continued to write the US will take Kharg Island, Iran's sea port which sees 90 per cent of the country's oil exports pass through it, and \"assume total control\" of the Islamic Republic's oil and gas markets, making reference to Venezuela.\n\nHe wrote: \"At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela, which is working out brilliantly for both Venezuela and the United States of America.\"\n\n**_MORE TO FOLLOW..._**\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Donald Trump threatens to capture Iranian land and take 'total control' of Tehran's oil in 'not so distant future'"
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