Donald Trump has unleashed a fresh wave of airstrikes on Iran after the regime attacked commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.Speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey, the President declared the US-Iran ceasefire 'over' and teased that more strikes were imminent.US Central Command said Wednesday evening that the new strikes against the regime are meant 'to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation' in the Persian Gulf.'The United States is holding Iran accountable for recent unjustified aggression against commercial shipping and civilian crews freely navigating a vital international waterway,' added a spokesperson for US Central Command.The US hit 90 Iranian targets in its second night of attacks, as President Trump said he does not trust Tehran to honour any deal. Sixty Islamic Revolutionary Guard small boats were among those targeted in the overnight strikes by the US, which came after further attacks by Iran on commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump called the strikes 'retribution' for the regime's bombing of ships on Tuesday, posting on his Truth Social platform: 'If it happens again, it will get much worse.' Iranian state media reported explosions in Bushehr, home to the country's nuclear power plant complex, and the southern ports of Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Abbas and Sirik. President Trump posted images to his Truth Social platform of more overnight strikes on Iran The President wrote on Truth Social: 'This is in retribution for yesterday's bombing of ships by Iran. If it happens again, it will get much worse!' CENTCOM released footage of more air strikes on Iranian military targets, after the regime carried out further attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz They also said a railway bridge in the Golestan province had been hit while the Revolutionary Guard reported two bridges had been attacked.Explosions were also reported in several Gulf nations on Wednesday night, as Iran claimed it attacked US bases in neighbouring countries in retaliation.Bahrain - home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet - reported explosions, while Kuwait and Qatar all sounded sirens early on Thursday amid the retaliatory Iranian fire. Kuwait said it had intercepted drones and missiles. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement: 'US forces remain vigilant, lethal, and prepared to execute operations directed by the Commander in Chief.' Trump had previewed potential strikes at a NATO summit in Ankara earlier on Wednesday. 'We're gonna hit 'em hard tonight. They violate the agreement every day,' he said.Trump had said earlier in the day that the latest back-and-forth fighting would not result in 'long-term' military action.'Anything that happens is going to happen very fast,' Trump said, though he also suggested the U.S. military might 'just finish the job.' US military confirmed on social media that US strikes had targeted Iranshahr air base, used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Donald Trump has unleashed a fresh wave of airstrikes on Iran after the regime attacked commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz Smoke rises from an explosion at an unknown location. Explosions were reported in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain, as Iran claimed to have targeted US bases in retaliation Trump also renewed his past threats to hit Iran's civilian infrastructure, including electric plants and desalinization plants, and to seize the oil-production hub of Kharg Island. The President's move against the regime follows a funeral eulogy for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in which a state-backed speaker openly called for Trump's death. US strikes hit Iran's southern port city of Chabahar, knocking out power in parts of the city, according to Iranian state media. Around 10 explosions were also reportedly heard in the coastal city of Konarak. Meanwhile, the US President denied that security fears were behind a brief stop in the UK on his way home from the NATO summit in Turkey. Trump changed planes at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Wednesday night, continuing his journey home from Ankara on the new Air Force One which was given to him by Qatar. It is believed that the new Qatar plane might not have all the necessary security measures installed yet. But when asked by reporters after resuming the journey if he was aware of credible threats to the plane, Trump said: 'I have a threat all the time. I'm number one of their list.'Earlier, Trump had threatened to reimpose the US naval blockade on Iranian ports, the lifting of which was a crucial term of the ceasefire deal signed last month. The President said on Wednesday: 'We hit them very hard last night ... probably hit them hard again tonight. I'll give a little warning, we're going to hit them hard tonight.' Trump added that he's considering reinstating the blockade on Iran. The strikes follow up bombings that caused large fires at Iranian ports on Wednesday night Oil prices surged overnight with global benchmark Brent crude hitting $78.39 per barrel - its highest price since June 19.All three major US stock market indexes ticked down after Trump declared the MOU was over. Futures for the NASDAQ, Dow Jones and S&P 500 were all down roughly a point on Wednesday pre-market.The Pentagon struck more than 80 Iranian targets late Tuesday, including air defenses, radar sites and anti-ship missile batteries, in an operation overseen by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.But despite Trump's boasts that Iran's navy has been destroyed, the regime has previously managed to choke off traffic through the strait using small fast-attack speedboats, explosive one-way drones and sea mines.At the heart of negotiations between the US and Iran is the regime's nuclear weapons program and its enriched uranium stockpile.Trump is demanding that Tehran stop trying to produce a nuclear bomb and hand over its entire stockpile of enriched uranium.Iran, meanwhile, wants control over the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of US sanctions and the unfreezing of billions in overseas assets. Join the discussionWas Trump right to retaliate? What's your view? An oil tanker burns after being hit by an Iranian strike in the ship-to-ship transfer zone at Khor al-Zubair port near Basra, Iraq, late Wednesday, March 11 Trump earlier threatened to reimpose the US naval blockade on Iranian ports, the lifting of which was a crucial term of the ceasefire deal signed last monthIran has asserted that the interim ceasefire deal gives it the right to manage traffic through the strait. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a key negotiator in talks seeking a permanent end to the war, was defiant in a post on X: 'The era of bullying and extortion is over. It leads nowhere. We don't fold.'Trump fueled concerns that the war could restart by saying the interim agreement to pause fighting was 'over,' although he added that he would allow negotiations to continue.Attacks have repeatedly threatened the shaky ceasefire, but Trump's comments added new uncertainty, and oil prices shot up after he spoke. A renewed conflict could engulf the wider Middle East and would likely again halt energy shipments through the strait.'For me, I think it's over,' Trump said when asked about the status of the ceasefire. He added that U.S. representatives can continue negotiations, but he cast doubt on the outcome. 'They can talk, but I think they're wasting their time,' he said.Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, also a top negotiator, retorted on X that Trump's remarks 'are not a sign of power but an admission of the failure' of U.S. policy toward Iran.Trump has threatened to seize Kharg Island at previous points in the war, including last month, when he also questioned whether the U.S. 'has the stomach for it.' Some 90 percent of Iranian oil exports pass through the island.
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Donald Trump called the strikes 'retribution' for the regime's bombing of ships on Tuesday, posting on his Truth Social platform: 'If it happens again, it will get much worse.'











