Trump threatens further action as US and Iran exchange fire in new flare-up

Published August 31, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Washington says it acted after observing Iran was planning to deploy fresh mines in strait of Hormuz

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The US and Iran have exchanged fire for the first time in a month, with missiles and drones fired at Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the strait of Hormuz, and Iran targeting US military bases in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in response.

Details

The US president, Donald Trump, on Monday threatened further action. The US is to trying to prise open Tehran’s grip on shipping going through the strait, which before the war accounted for a fifth of the world’s seaborne energy supply. Washington claimed that Iranian control over the waterway had been loosened by repeated US attacks on Iranian missile launchers and radars.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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