Source: Radio New Zealand
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US President Donald Trump is warning ‘a big wave’ of strikes against Iran is yet to come.
Speaking to CNN, Trump said the US hasn’t even begun to hit the Iranian regime hard.
Missile strikes continued to fly over the Middle East overnight, with multiple countries threatening escalation of the ongoing conflict.
Top members of the Trump administration have spoken publicly about ‘Operation Epic Fury’ for the first time at a Pentagon press conference. The US said the goal of the war was not regime change, despite the deaths of top Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States was not ruling out any options in the war, but promised, “This is not Iraq … This is not endless”.
Meanwhile, Iran said it was ready for a “long war” and has targeted US military bases in other Gulf states.
Kuwait said it accidentally shot down “several” US military aircraft in friendly fire.
Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel continue to trade blows, prompting the Lebanese government to ban Hezbollah’s military and security activities and call on the group to hand over its weapons to the state.
Trump has said he envisages the conflict could last four weeks.
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