The U.S. launched “large and powerful” strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said Tuesday on Truth Social. Trump said the attack was retaliation for Iran’s failed attempt at adding sea mines to the Strait, and for an Iranian missile launch at an American military base in Jordan.
If Iran retaliates, Trump said, “they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level,” adding that when it is over “there will be very little left” of the country. He later wrote that he was not interested in negotiating with Tehran.
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