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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

Trump leaves Middle East on edge as he threatens fresh strikes against Iran

  • Donald Trump threatened new strikes against Iran , with U.S. officials warning they could take place as soon as this weekend.
  • The U.S. president stated the country would "be hitting them very hard," though the scope of potential strikes remains unclear and could be called off.
  • Iran's military warned of escalating tensions, stating any country supporting the US would be engulfed by the "flames of war."
  • Kuwait intercepted drone threats, described by authorities as "Iranian aggression," which struck a government facility in the northern part of the country.
  • Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility for striking two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

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