Trump threatens to invade Iran's Kharg Island, then says Americans lack the 'stomach for it'

Trump threatens to invade Iran's Kharg Island, then says Americans lack the 'stomach for it' Submitted by Sean Mathews on Thu, 06/11/2026 - 17:26 US president's flip-flopping on high-stakes military operations comes as he expresses bewilderment that Iran hasn't 'submitted' to his terms A woman walks past a giant banner depicting Iranian missiles and a sword belonging to Imam Ali, the first imam of Shia Muslims, at Vanak Square in Tehran, on 10 June 2026 (Atta Kenare/AFP) Off President Donald Trump threatened to seize Iran’s main oil export hub, Kharg Island, on Thursday, before flip-flopping on the grounds that the American people "don't have the stomach" for what military experts say would be an invasion entailing large US casualties. "The United States will be hitting Iran... VERY HARD TONIGHT," Trump wrote on his Truth Social network on Thursday.