Trump Says US May Target New Parts of Iran in Escalating War
Tehran with smoke visible in the distance after explosions were reported in the city yesterday.
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President Donald Trump said the US will consider striking areas and groups of people in Iran that were not previously considered targets, escalating a week-long war that’s upended energy markets and reverberated worldwide.
“Today Iran will be hit very hard!” Trump said in a social media post in the early hours of Saturday, as the US and Israel bombarded Tehran and other cities for an eighth day. The attacks will continue “until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse!”