Between August 31 and September 2, 2026, the US and Iran conducted major tit-for-tat airstrikes. President Trump threatened additional attacks and said the renewed US campaign against Iran would not last long, claiming the US destroyed a mine-laying rocket and sees "everything" Iran does.
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US President Donald Trump has vowed to hit Iran hard after American forces were targeted in the Middle East.
President Trump threatened more attacks on Iran on Tuesday. In a Truth Social post, he said, "If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level." CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean has more.
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) launched a new round of strikes against Iran in retaliation for earlier attacks against American forces in Jordan. Tehran responded by targeting U.S. Persian Gulf allies. President Trump said Tuesday night on Truth Social he is “not trying to force Iran to the negotiating table" with the strikes. Trump also announced...
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the renewed U.S. campaign against Iran would not continue for "too long" after the biggest exchange of fire between Tehran and Washington since July. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that Iran was trying to build a rocket that drops mines and the U.S. had destroyed it. He also said Iran had been working to restore
US President Donald Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran and says the military destroyed a mine-laying rocket.