‘We’re going to hit them hard’: Trump threatens fresh strikes on Iran after first clashes in weeks
WASHINGTON, Sept 1 — US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to hit Iran “hard” after the two f...
On September 1, US President Donald Trump threatened to "hit Iran hard" following the first clashes between the two nations in weeks. The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, vowed to continue pressuring Iran economically, with a potential turning point occurring within weeks or months. Iran retaliated to the US strikes on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz by attacking US military targets in the Middle East, including Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
The exchange raised fears of a return to major hostilities, but Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian called for dialogue, stating that war is neither in their region's nor their own interest. Iran claimed to have knocked out two US drones, while the US military stated that all missiles fired at US forces had been shot down. A tanker leaving the strait reported being hit by three "unknown projectiles" off the northeastern edge of Oman, though the US military dismissed this claim as "disinformation."
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