Iran will be ‘totally wiped out as a country’ if it retaliates for US strikes, Trump says
US forces struck targets in Iran, specifically Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets, on Tuesday, according to US Central Command. The operation was a response to attempted attacks on commercial shipping and American troops.
US President Donald Trump warned that if Iran retaliates, it will face a much stronger military response. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said that if Iran responds, "they'll be hit much harder." He added that if the conflict escalates further, Iran could be "totally wiped out as a country."
The US strikes were the latest in a series of attacks by both US and Iranian forces in recent days. Iranian state television reported that several explosions were heard in the country's south along the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, according to Al-Monitor. Trump also commented on the value of any deal with Tehran, saying "I think an agreement with them isn't worth the paper it's written on."
Brief written by urgent.news from Jerusalem Post, Doha News, Business Standard IN, Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
