Trump threatens Iran: Powerful US strike expected within hours

2026-07-08T13:33:17.553Z

US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will likely direct powerful strikes against Iran on Wednesday night, in a new escalation of tensions between the two sides, hours after Washington carried out attacks on Iranian targets in response to attacks targeting oil tankers in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had directed powerful military strikes against Iran in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Trump had earlier indicated that his country would strike Iran hard on Wednesday night 'likely', which was later confirmed by the execution of those strikes.

The US military operation came in the wake of attacks targeting oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, a sharp escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran.