US President Trump Via Truth Social/Anadolu via Getty Images President Donald Trump issued a late-night warning to Iran just after midnight as tensions in the Middle East threaten to spiral. “Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!” The post, signed off “President DONALD J. TRUMP,” marked his most explicit threat yet of overwhelming retaliation. Read more at The Daily Beast.