{
  "id": 4671760,
  "title": "Trump vows response to latest Iran attacks on US bases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-vows-response-to-latest-iran-attacks-on-us-bases-4671760",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T16:13:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/08/31/trump-vows-response-to-latest-iran-attacks-on-us-bases/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump declared on Monday that the United States would respond harshly to an Iranian attack on American bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Speaking to Fox News, Trump stated, \"We're going to hit them hard. There will be a response.\" He added that US air defenses had intercepted nearly all of the Iranian missiles, with only one missile permitted to pass as it posed no threat.\n\nJordanian forces reported intercepting eight of the missiles. Trump also announced that US sanctions against Iran were being \"kicked in really strongly.\" He noted Iran's willingness for talks but questioned whether its leaders could be trusted to reach a deal. The attack followed the United States' first missile and drone strike on Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz since the previous month. US Central Command stated that the action taken was \"limited and precise\" and aimed at detecting Iranian preparations to lay new mines in the strait.\n\nLast week, Trump had claimed that the US Navy had cleared the strait of mines, a claim Iran denied. On Monday, Trump referred to Iran as a \"failed nation,\" claiming that its military and economy had been devastated, and its leadership incapable of governing. He tweeted on Truth Social, \"Iran is officially a failed nation. IT IS DEAD!\" Trump further alleged that over 100,000 protesters had been killed by the Iranian government, though he did not provide evidence or a source for the figure. This number marked a significant increase from his previous estimate of over 54,000 killed in July. Trump called for Iran's leaders to face prosecution for \"war crimes against humanity.\"",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump on Monday said the US would respond forcefully to an overnight Iranian attack on American bases in Jordan and the UAE . “We’re going to hit them hard,” he told Fox News. “There will be a response.” Mr Trump said US air defences intercepted all but one of the Iranian missiles. One was allowed to pass because it wasn't set to hit anything “significant”, he added. Jordan’s…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Trump vows response to latest Iran attacks on US bases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-vows-response-to-latest-iran-attacks-on-us-bases",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:13:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "+++ Iran-Krieg +++: „Werden sie hart treffen“ – Trump will Iran erneut attackieren",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/iran-krieg-werden-sie-hart-treffen-trump-will-iran-erneut-attackieren",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:38:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Trump vows response to Iranian strike on US troops in Jordan as tensions ratchet up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-vows-response-to-iranian-strike-on-us-troops-in-jordan-as",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:54:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Trump promises more strikes after US and Iran trade blows for first time in a month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-promises-more-strikes-after-us-and-iran-trade-blows-for-first",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:33:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump weighs limited Iran strikes near Hormuz to deter shipping threats",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-weighs-limited-iran-strikes-near-hormuz-to-deter-shipping",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:38:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump to meet US oil executives as Iran war keeps fuel prices high",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/trump-to-meet-us-oil-executives-as-iran-war-keeps-fuel-prices-high",
        "published": "2026-08-31T17:47:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "What sparked the latest U.S. strikes against Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/what-sparked-the-latest-u-s-strikes-against-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:56:40.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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