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Trump says the 'big wave' in war with Iran is yet to come

  • On Monday, President Donald Trump vowed the "big wave" is yet to come in the war with Iran, as the Middle East faces a fourth day of fighting.
  • Iranian strikes on energy facilities have targeted a gas plant in Qatar and an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia, while US officials say leadership remains uncertain after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's killing.
  • Military briefings on Monday showed forces intercepted seven ballistic missiles and five drones, and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said, `I think it's going very well. We've got the greatest military in the world and we're using it.`
  • Sir Keir Starmer said the UK will not join strikes on Iran but will take defensive action in the Gulf and urged about 300,000 British citizens in the Middle East to register for support.
  • Qatar reported that it shot down two SU24 aircraft coming from Iran, while US officials refused to detail operational plans, with Hegseth saying: `No, but we're not going into the exercise of what we will or will not do`.
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The US President wants to step up the attacks on Iran. He speaks of a "great wave" and expects several weeks of war. What that means for the region.

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Trump: The 'Big Wave' in War With Iran Is Yet to Come

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President Donald Trump said in a nine-minute phone interview with CNN that the US military is "hitting hard" on Iran, but that the "big wave" of attacks is just around the corner, claiming that the military operation is going "very well" and is even "ahead of schedule". The article Donald Trump, new information about the attack on Iran: "We haven't even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn't even happened, the big one is coming soon!" fi…

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, March 2, 2026.
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