Trump Threatens to Strike Iran Hard After US-Iran Hostilities Resume

The United States and Iran have exchanged fire again after a month of relative calm, bringing the conflict back to the strategic Strait of Hormuz. US forces said they struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, which lies in the waterway.

President Donald Trump warned that Washington would respond forcefully. “There will be a response” and “we are going to hit them hard,” he said, according to remarks transcribed by Fox News.

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There will be a response

Iran responded with missile and drone attacks on US targets in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the continuation of the war was “neither in the interest of Tehran nor in that of the region” and said he would continue working toward an agreement.

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We are going to hit them hard

The escalation came as the conflict entered its seventh month and negotiations remained stalled. Markets reacted quickly, with Brent crude rising above the symbolic threshold of $90 a barrel.

US Central Command said the strike on Larak followed observations that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were preparing to launch rockets loaded with sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian media reported three people killed and seven wounded.

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Neither in the interest of Tehran nor in that of the region

Jordan said it intercepted eight missiles that entered its airspace. The United Arab Emirates detected a drone over its territorial waters and called the incident “a dangerous escalation.” Iranian forces warned regional neighbours that any new US aggression launched from their territory would bring a much stronger response. The Revolutionary Guards also said they had shot down two US drones over the strait. A tanker was hit by three unidentified projectiles while leaving the waterway, according to a maritime agency.

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A dangerous escalation