Iran retaliates after US strikes, defying Trump’s warning it could be hit ‘much harder’
The US military carried out additional strikes on Iran on Tuesday, prompting Tehran to attack Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait in defiance of a warning from President Donald Trump that any retaliation would see Iran “hit much harder”. The latest round of tit-for-tat strikes comes after the US and Iran traded attacks overnight into Monday for the first […]
On Tuesday, the United States military conducted additional strikes on Iran, sparking a retaliatory attack by Tehran against Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait. President Donald Trump had previously warned that any Iranian retaliation would result in "much harder" military action from the United States. After the announcement of the fresh US strikes, Trump vowed that Iran would face "a much harder and higher level" of retaliation, though he assured it would not be the "biggest attack of them all."
Iran denied the US claim and vowed a "crushing" response, launching ballistic missiles toward Jordan and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait. The US military struck various locations across Iran, including the central region of Khuzestan, the port cities of Chabahar and Konarak, and the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media reported civilian casualties, including at least four deaths and 68 injuries, resulting from shrapnel falling on a wedding celebration in southern Iran.
The US strikes were in retaliation for recent Iranian attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and American troops deployed to the region.
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