US, Iran exchange strikes as Trump mulls wider offensive
Iran has continued to target US bases in the region, including in Kuwait and Bahrain.Trump said in an interview on July 23 that he was “close to making a decision” on attacks that would be “bigger than ever before”. Iran is not ready to make a deal and “they haven’t received enough pain yet,” Trump was reported as saying.It is not clear whether such deliberations are being made alongside Israel, which joined the US in attacking Iran at the start of the war in late February. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Trump in Washington on July 28, his office said in a statement.Trump’s remarks underscore the bind he finds himself in after renewed fighting caused an interim peace deal to collapse and all but closed the Strait of Hormuz.
- ▪Iran has continued to target US bases in the region, including in Kuwait and Bahrain.Trump said in an interview on July 23 that he was “close to making a decision” on attacks that would be “bigger than ever before”.
- ▪Iran is not ready to make a deal and “they haven’t received enough pain yet,” Trump was reported as saying.It is not clear whether such deliberations are being made alongside Israel, which joined the US in attacking Iran at the start of the
- ▪Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Trump in Washington on July 28, his office said in a statement.Trump’s remarks underscore the bind he finds himself in after renewed fighting caused an interim peace deal to collapse and a
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US, Iran exchange strikes as Trump mulls wider offensiveSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxUS President Donald Trump’s remarks underscore the bind he finds himself in after renewed fighting caused an interim peace deal to collapse PHOTO: EPAPublished Jul 25, 2026, 01:26 AMUpdated Jul 25, 2026, 01:26 AMSet as preferred sourceSummariseThe US and Iran have exchanged multiple strikes as tensions escalate, with Trump considering a "massive attack" to force a peace deal amid ongoing conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.Iran continues targeting US bases, while Houthis attack Saudi oil tankers, raising global oil prices and threatening key maritime routes like the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.Trump warns of using seized Iranian funds for damages and faces domestic pressure to end the…
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