Trump warns of further US strikes as Iran conflict escalates

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Multiple major outlets report that the United States has carried out new, "very heavy" strikes against targets in Iran, with President Donald Trump stating Washington is ready to conduct further attacks "any time we want."[3][4][6][13] Iranian authorities say the latest US strikes have killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 100, including civilians, with additional casualties reported at a wedding near Sirik after strikes on Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sites.[3][4][6] These attacks come roughly seven months into a broader Iran war, as Trump is described as weighing a formal declaration that the conflict is over even while the Pentagon extends troop deployments across West Asia, underscoring contradictory signals from Washington about the war’s trajectory.[13] The clash is already spilling across the region: Kuwaiti air defenses have reportedly engaged hostile missiles and drones from Iran, and US carrier strike groups involved in the conflict have been rotating through regional ports.[3] European leaders, including the EU’s foreign policy chief, are simultaneously tightening enforcement of sanctions on Russia and meeting to address renewed Russian strikes on Ukraine, highlighting how the Iran conflict is unfolding against a wider backdrop of global geopolitical tension.[4][7] Taken together, the intensifying US–Iran confrontation, civilian casualties, and the potential for miscalculation make this one of the most consequential and urgent international crises at the moment.

Sources: Anadolu Ajansı, Xinhua, Anewz, 10Things, WebIndia123