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New strikes hit Hormuz as Trump threatens Iran with a far harsher attack

From ANSA · () Italian

Translated from Italian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The United States launched new strikes on Iranian Revolutionary Guard positions near the Strait of Hormuz, while Iranian reports said attacks also hit areas in southern and southeastern Iran.
  • Donald Trump said the strikes responded to an alleged Iranian attempt to lay naval mines and a missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan, and threatened a much larger offensive if Iran retaliated.
  • President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran favored diplomacy and would resume its commitments if Washington did the same, while Iran's Revolutionary Guard vowed that the United States would regret the attacks.

The latest strikes near the Strait of Hormuz came hours after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Bishkek, turning a diplomatic summit into another moment of escalation in the Gulf war.

the necessary help

— Vladimir PutinPutin assured Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Moscow would support Tehran during the conflict.

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting, Putin assured Pezeshkian that Moscow remained committed to its friendly relations with Tehran under the two countries' strategic partnership treaty. Russia intended to provide Iran with “the necessary help” during “this difficult period,” according to the account.

The talks were followed by renewed U.S. bombing of Iranian Revolutionary Guard positions near Hormuz. Iranian state television reported five explosions near Masan village on Qeshm Island and four more in the strait near Bandar Abbas. The IRNA news agency said four projectiles struck areas of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, east of the strait. Jiroft airport in Kerman province, southern Iran, also came under air attack.

this difficult period

— Vladimir PutinPutin described the circumstances in which Russia intended to assist Iran.

Donald Trump described the raids as “massive and powerful,” saying they responded to an alleged failed Iranian attempt to place naval mines in the strait, which he said was currently free of mines, and to eight missiles fired at a U.S. military base in Jordan. Trump said all eight missiles had been intercepted. “If Iran were to respond to this attack, which is more than justified, it would face a new offensive of far greater scope and intensity,” he wrote on Truth Social.

If Iran were to respond to this attack, which is more than justified, it would face a new offensive of far greater scope and intensity.

— Donald TrumpTrump warned Iran against retaliating for the U.S. strikes.

In an interview with Fox, Trump went further, warning that Iran would be “completely annihilated” if the confrontation reached a third round. The Revolutionary Guard responded that “the United States will regret its new attacks.” Its spokesman, Hossein Mohebi, said, “A severe punishment awaits the aggressors.” Later, Iranian armed forces reportedly began a “decisive operation” using missiles and drones against U.S. bases and interests in the region. Pezeshkian nevertheless said Iran would immediately return to its commitments if the United States resumed respecting the obligations in the memorandum signed in June.

The United States will regret its new attacks.

— Hossein MohebiThe Revolutionary Guard spokesman threatened consequences after the U.S. raids.
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Originally published by ANSA in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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