Trump says US may hit Iran's Kharg Island again 'just for fun' amid devastating civilian toll

Two days after announcing the massive bombing of Iran's Kharg Island, Trump told NBC News that US forces 'may hit it a few more times just for fun.' The cavalier comment about bombing a sovereign nation's critical infrastructure came as the civilian death toll in the war topped 1,200 and the school bombing that killed over 170 children remained an open wound. Trump had previously claimed the Kharg Island strikes spared oil infrastructure 'for reasons of decency,' but his 'just for fun' remark about potential future strikes stripped away any pretense of proportionality or strategic purpose. The comment also contradicted his earlier framing of the strikes as precisely targeted military operations. Trump additionally said the strikes had 'totally demolished' much of the island, an escalation from his earlier claim of targeting only military sites.

"We may hit it a few more times just for fun" — Said to NBC News about potential future strikes on Iran's Kharg Island, the country's critical oil export hub, two days after claiming strikes were conducted with 'decency'