US launches new strikes on Iran after Trump vows to hit 'hard'

US Central Comand said its latest airstrikes were responding to "unwarranted and continued aggression" from Iran.

Asian Stocks to Fall, Oil Rises as US Strikes Iran: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com

Asian Stocks to Fall, Oil Rises as US Strikes Iran: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com

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Donald Trump’s least bad option in Iran

He must swallow his pride and accept a deal worse than the pre-war status quo

US launches fresh wave of strikes on Iran

Second day of attacks put fragile ceasefire under new strain, pushing up oil prices

Trump, ever the unreliable narrator, is unable to force reality to match his preferred story

A cycle of threat, detente and deadlock repeats itself wearisomely as the president’s war in Iran drags on US politics live – latest updates As the story of the US-Iran war is written direct to social media, Donald Trump may be the genre’s premier unreliable narrator. Since the war began, Trump has again and again threatened Iran with fearsome consequences if Tehran doesn’t come to the table and sign a peace deal that the US president said was imminent weeks ago. And he has also repeatedly ...

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Former Middle East adviser on the U.S. launching retaliatory strikes on Iran

The U.S. military said it launched strikes on Iran for downing an Apache helicopter. NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Michael Singh, a former Middle East adviser in the George W. Bush White House.

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Trump signs Hawley measure adding 200 child exploitation investigators in largest crackdown effort yet

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Trump says U.S. secretly moved more than 100 million barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz

Trump's comments come after Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday that oil exports through Hormuz are "rising very meaningfully."

U.S., Iran each launch attacks, as Trump promises to strike hard if no peace deal is finalized

The United States launched airstrikes early Wednesday against Iran, and Tehran fired back at countries in the region. The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to end the war.

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Middle East: US to hit Iran 'hard,' Trump says

US President Donald Trump said US forces would attack Iran again "very hard." The statement came after hostilities escalated between US and Iranian forces. Follow DW for more.

Iran announces closure of Strait of Hormuz after US attacks

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The Latest: US says it is striking targets in Iran again as tensions escalate

The U.S. has launched airstrikes against Iran, and President Donald Trump says more are coming, as Tehran fired back at countries in the region

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Trump Says He Loves Inflation Caused By Iran War - Forbes

Trump Says He Loves Inflation Caused By Iran War  Forbes

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From ceasefire to countdown: Frustrated Trump says Iran's time is up

US President Donald Trump expressed growing impatience with Iran's slow negotiation pace, warning of consequences after American forces conducted retaliatory air strikes on Iranian air-defense systems. This tit-for-tat escalation, following Iran downing a US helicopter, has jeopardized a prospective deal, with Trump resorting to strong rhetoric against Tehran's military.

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Trump issues fresh warning to attack Iran ‘hard today’ if peace deal fails

US CENTCOM launches 'self-defense strikes' against multiple targets in Iran

“Those strikes that will happen tonight will be strong and clear, and if they have to happen tomorrow night they will be strong and clear,” Hegseth asserted, adding that US CENTCOM will be “busy."

Iran Says Hormuz Is "Completely Closed" To All Ships After US Attacks

Iran's top joint military command announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, including oil tankers and commercial ships, saying any vessel that will attempt passage will be shot at.

US strikes Iran as Tehran warns of response to attacks

The United States has launched a fresh round of strikes against multiple targets overnight in Iran, the US military said, hours after President Donald Trump vowed new attacks if no ⁠peace dealis secured.

New US strikes on Iran after Trump threatens to hit country 'very hard'

US Central Command says the strikes are in response to Iran's "unwarranted and continued aggression".

Trump reveals U.S. effort to remove 'millions of barrels' of Iranian oil

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Trump vows fresh Iran strikes

US president warns of 'hard' attacks; Pezeshkian pledges resistance

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Trump says he 'loves' inflation as prices hit 3-year high

U.S. President Donald Trump brushed aside concerns over rising consumer prices on Wednesday, saying he 'loved' the latest inflation figures and expressing confidence that inflation...

Peacefire

Peacefire By Michael Every of Rabobank Welcome to the ‘peacefire’. After Israel and Iran were pulled back from the brink of new war by Trump on Monday, Wednesday morning Asia time saw him then strike Iran, and it fire at US bases in the Gulf, in response to Tehran downing a US Apache helicopter. It appears the US hit radar and missile/drone facilities around and in the Strait of Hormuz while Iran didn’t hit anything due to its missiles being intercepted. Looking at the areas the...

By Tyler Durden

US military says carrying out ‘self-defense strikes’ against Iran

The United States launched a new round of air strikes against Iran on Wednesday evening, the US military said, in the second straight day of American attacks on the Islamic republic. The post US military says carrying out ‘self-defense strikes’ against Iran appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Pezeshkian: US and Israel can only dream of Iran’s capitulation - Tehran Times

Pezeshkian: US and Israel can only dream of Iran’s capitulation  Tehran Times

Iran says it struck ships in Strait of Hormuz after US launches new strikes

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says it has struck ships in the Strait of Hormuz, after the US military launched a new wave of strikes on Iran.

By Abubakar Ibrahim