Trump again threatens Iran with annihilation as Kuwait and Bahrain report attacks

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Trump again threatens Iran with annihilation as Kuwait and Bahrain report attacks

President Donald Trump threatened Iran with complete annihilation following U.S. military strikes on Iranian targets in retaliation for attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. …

The 'Al-Riqqa' oil tanker (L) and 'Al-Yarmouk' oil tankers sail in the Arabian Gulf waters, off the coast of Kuwait City on June 27, 2026. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP via Getty Images) / Yasser Al-zayyat | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump again threatened Iran on Sunday with annihilation following U.S. attacks on Iranian military targets in retaliation for Tehran's latest strikes on shipping in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Iran's neighbors, Kuwait and Bahrain, reported incoming missiles and drones overnight. "United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!," Trump wrote on Truth Social. The U.S. military attacked a number of Iranian targets after a commercial tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was reported to have been struck by a projectile on Saturday. The attacks were the latest escalation of tensions between the two countries in recent days, following an interim agreement meant to bring an end to hostilities in the region. U.S. Central Command said early Sunday that fighter jets struck 10 Iranian military targets in and near the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for a drone strike on the Panamanian-flagged tanker, the M/T Kiku. The ship was transiting the strait with more than two million barrels of crude oil , CentCom said late Saturday. …

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