Trump warns Iran to stop ‘proxies in Lebanon’ or US will hit Tehran 'very hard again'
Trump threatened new strikes on Iran unless Tehran curbs Hezbollah, even as U.S. and Iranian negotiators began Swiss talks with Pakistan and Qatar mediating.
- President Donald Trump issued an aggressive military warning to Tehran on Sunday, demanding via Truth Social that Iran immediately halt operations by its "highly paid proxies" in Lebanon or face severe U.S. airstrikes.
- Trump directly threatened to surpass the intensity of last week's Pentagon campaign, writing that if the trouble caused by groups like Hezbollah does not stop, "we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!"
- The escalatory rhetoric deliberately targets Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with Trump warning in a separate Fox News interview that if Tehran keeps the strategic waterway blocked, "you won't have a country" and "you won't even make it back to your f----- country."
- Trump floated a dramatic unilateral takeover of the shipping lane, asserting that the U.S. could step in as the "Guardian Angel" of the Strait of Hormuz, collect maritime transit tolls, and claim a 20% cut of the oil supply if a diplomatic deal fails.
- The explosive threats hit exactly as delicate peace talks open in Europe, colliding head-on with a historic, trilateral meeting in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, where Vice President JD Vance and Iranian officials are attempting to negotiate a permanent regional ceasefire.
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US President Donald Trump warned Iran to stop supporting what he described as its “highly paid proxies” in Lebanon, saying Washington would strike Iran again if they continued “causing trouble.”
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Trump Threatens Iran: Hezbollah Could Trigger Another War
President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Iran this weekend, demanding that Tehran immediately restrain its Hezbollah proxy forces in Lebanon or face renewed American military action. Trump stated that if Iran fails to control what he described as its “highly paid proxies,” the United States would strike Iran again and do so “even harder” than in previous operations. The warning comes as tensions continue to rise along Israel’s northern …
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