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Trump threatens to ‘hit Iran hard’ as strikes resume after month-long lull

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Source published: 31 Aug 2026, 22:36 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

Iran · Multiple sources

Trump threatens to ‘hit Iran hard’ as strikes resume after month-long lull

President Donald Trump said Monday that the US would hit back against Iranian attacks on US targets in the Middle East, according to a Fox News reporter. The Iranian attacks were themselves a response to US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first flare-up in a month.

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31 Aug 2026, 10:44 CEST → 31 Aug 2026, 22:36 CEST
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NPR - World

U.S. forces struck Iranian launchers in the Strait of Hormuz, saying they were preparing to deploy sea mines. Iran responded by targeting U.S. bases in Jordan.

The Guardian - World

Washington says it acted after observing Iran was planning to deploy fresh mines in strait of Hormuz The US and Iran have exchanged fire for the first time in a month, with missiles and drones fired at Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, and Iran targeting US military bases in Jordan and the ...

France 24 - English

Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "hard" after the two foes traded fire for the first time in over a month, while Iran's president warned that more fighting with the US was not in his country's interest. After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed an...

France 24 - English

President Donald Trump said Monday that the US would hit back against Iranian attacks on US targets in the Middle East, according to a Fox News reporter. The Iranian attacks were themselves a response to US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first flare-up in a month.

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