President Trump Threatens Further Military Strikes Against Iran Following First Exchange of Direct Attacks in a Month

President Trump threatened to strike Iran hard following the first exchange of direct military attacks between the two nations in over a month. The conflict escalated after U.S. forces targeted two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by launching missiles at two U.S. military bases in Jordan and a drone at an air base in the United Arab Emirates. President Trump stated that the renewed fighting did not signal a return to full-scale war, describing Iran as a

Sources

• Yahoo
  Trump vows to hit Iran hard after first exchanges of fire in a month
• NBC News
  Trump threatens to hit Iran ‘hard’ after U.S. and Iran trade strikes for first time in a month
• Al Jazeera
  ‘Hit them hard’: Does Trump have another ‘new’ Iran strategy, can it work?

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Paywall and unreadable sources

• The Washington Post
  Trump says U.S. might ‘smack’ Iran but that fighting is likely to remain limited
• Fox News
  Retaliation on Kharg Island weighed as US-Iran hostilies reignite