The United States and Iran carried out fresh airstrikes on Thursday, marking a second straight day of escalating hostilities, while President Donald Trump warned that further military action could follow if Tehran does not immediately agree to a peace deal.
The latest escalation follows the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, an incident that triggered a series of retaliatory strikes between Iranian and U.S. forces across the region.
It marks the most serious strain yet on a fragile cease-fire reached in April, undermining hopes for a rapid end to the conflict that began in late February with large-scale joint U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
The U.S. military said its latest operations targeted “military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites across Iran,” describing them as a response to what it called Tehran’s “unwarranted and continued aggression.”
Trump told Fox News reporter Trey Yingst on Wednesday evening that U.S. strikes would pause soon but could resume if Iran’s leaders do not immediately agree to a deal, Yingst wrote on X.
