{
  "id": 4916939,
  "title": "Iran will be ‘totally wiped out as a country’ if it retaliates for US strikes, Trump says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/iran-will-be-totally-wiped-out-as-a-country-if-it-retaliates-for-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T19:04:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-907275"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nUS 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.\"\n\nThe 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.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}