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U.S. Central Command said the military began “launching additional self-defense strikes” on multiple targets around 5:15 pm ET Wednesday.Before those strikes, President Donald Trump said Iran will “pay the price” for taking too long to negotiate a deal. “We were really close to a deal, but they keep tapping us along. They keep playing us for suckers,” Trump said.The U.S. military has now attacked targets in Iran for 2 straight days following the downing of an American helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.”Iran is all talk and no action. The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!! They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!” Trump wrote Wednesday on social media.The latest escalation comes after the U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes against Iran over the downing of a U.S. Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Both aviators aboard the helicopter were rescued.Trump later said an Iranian drone carrying a bomb had become lodged in the helicopter.”(They) Got very lucky that bomb didn’t explode. That bomb was lodged in the helicopter. It didn’t explode. It was on fire, but it didn’t explode,” Trump said.Iran said yesterday’s U.S. airstrikes hit infrastructure, including water reservoirs. The U.S. said the strikes were in response to Iran shooting down the American helicopter.The fighting has expanded beyond Iran, with missiles and drones fired toward U.S. military sites in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. All three countries host U.S. troops.The U.S. is also continuing to enforce a blockade of Iranian ports. Central Command said it fired on an oil tanker attempting to transport oil from Iran, marking the eighth ship hit off Iran’s coast.Trump also claimed on social media that the U.S. military carried out a “secret mission” to help oil tankers and other ships move through the Strait of Hormuz. He said more than 200 ships and more than 100 million barrels of oil are now moving through the waterway.On the economic front, Trump addressed rising inflation, which hit 4.2% annually in May as energy costs climbed during the conflict. He said prices would fall once the war ends.”I love the inflation. You know why? Because as soon as this war is over. You know, I can say it now. Something you didn’t know. You know, we’ve been taking out millions of barrels of oil. Nobody knows it. You know who doesn’t know about it? Iran, until right now,” Trump said.
U.S. Central Command said the military began “launching additional self-defense strikes” on multiple targets around 5:15 pm ET Wednesday.
Before those strikes, President Donald Trump said Iran will “pay the price” for taking too long to negotiate a deal.
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“We were really close to a deal, but they keep tapping us along. They keep playing us for suckers,” Trump said.
The U.S. military has now attacked targets in Iran for 2 straight days following the downing of an American helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran is all talk and no action. The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!! They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!” Trump wrote Wednesday on social media.
The latest escalation comes after the U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes against Iran over the downing of a U.S. Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Both aviators aboard the helicopter were rescued.
Trump later said an Iranian drone carrying a bomb had become lodged in the helicopter.
“(They) Got very lucky that bomb didn’t explode. That bomb was lodged in the helicopter. It didn’t explode. It was on fire, but it didn’t explode,” Trump said.
Iran said yesterday’s U.S. airstrikes hit infrastructure, including water reservoirs. The U.S. said the strikes were in response to Iran shooting down the American helicopter.
The fighting has expanded beyond Iran, with missiles and drones fired toward U.S. military sites in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. All three countries host U.S. troops.
The U.S. is also continuing to enforce a blockade of Iranian ports. Central Command said it fired on an oil tanker attempting to transport oil from Iran, marking the eighth ship hit off Iran’s coast.
Trump also claimed on social media that the U.S. military carried out a “secret mission” to help oil tankers and other ships move through the Strait of Hormuz. He said more than 200 ships and more than 100 million barrels of oil are now moving through the waterway.
On the economic front, Trump addressed rising inflation, which hit 4.2% annually in May as energy costs climbed during the conflict. He said prices would fall once the war ends.
“I love the inflation. You know why? Because as soon as this war is over. You know, I can say it now. Something you didn’t know. You know, we’ve been taking out millions of barrels of oil. Nobody knows it. You know who doesn’t know about it? Iran, until right now,” Trump said.
