Trump considering a ‘massive attack’ on Iran as Tehran labels UK ‘accomplice’ to America
President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran after the conflict in the Middle East extended to...
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- President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran after the conflict in the Middle East extended to a new battleground in the Red Sea.
- Speaking to Axios on Thursday, the president said the proposed strikes would be bigger than anything seen in the war so far, and that Iran has not "received enough pain yet." "I am considering a massive attack.
- Trump did not give a deadline for when he would make a decision about a major attack on Iran, according to Axios.
- On Thursday, Trump said he would hold Iran responsible for further attacks by Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis, after the militant group claimed to have struck two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea.
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President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran after the conflict in the Middle East extended to a new battleground in the Red Sea. Speaking to Axios on Thursday, the president said the proposed strikes would be bigger than anything seen in the war so far, and that Iran has not "received enough pain yet." "I am considering a massive attack. Trump did not give a deadline for when he would make a decision about a major attack on Iran, according to Axios. On Thursday, Trump said he would hold Iran responsible for further attacks by Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis, after the militant group claimed to have struck two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea. will hold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis are a Surrogate and/or Proxy of Iran, and major military punishment will be inflicted upon Iran and, of course, the Houthis, themselves," he said in a Truth Social post. Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday that "any party that, in any manner, participates in military aggression against Iran will bear responsibility for the consequences and repercussions of its decision." "The British government has...