Trump: Iran 'Will No Longer Exist' as Strikes Shatter Peace Deal

📡 Guardian · 1 min read ·
Iran launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday, hours after new US strikes on sites in southern Iran. The escalation threatens a fragile interim peace agreement between Washington and Tehran. Tehran said the strikes were a response to US attacks and warned of a "complete halt" to negotiations aimed at ending the conflict. The attacks also came amid efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's direct oversight. President Donald Trump responded by threatening violence that would ensure Iran "will no longer exist." He said the US might soon abandon talks and "militarily finish the job." The latest hostilities suggest a US-Iran memorandum was too broadly worded, leaving room for both sides to interpret its terms differently. The interim peace deal now appears increasingly unstable.