President Donald Trump warns that US bombing of Iran will intensify if Tehran continues attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The comments come after what Trump describes as a US response to an earlier Iranian attack on ships. Trump posts on social media saying the current US strikes are “in retribution” and that if attacks happen again, they will “get much worse.” He reiterates the message to reporters aboard Air Force One as he returns from a NATO summit in Turkey. Trump says the US “hit them very hard,” adding that the US response involves a ratio of force he describes as “20 to one.” He also characterizes the timing of actions, saying the previous night’s strikes were a response, while noting that Iran carried out another action afterward. Across the reports, the central point is that Trump links any further escalation in US bombing to continued Iranian attacks affecting maritime traffic in the strategic waterway.