President Donald Trump Threatens to Bomb Iran, Says New Areas Now 'Under Serious Consideration'

President Donald Trump used Truth Social to issue stark threats against Iran, saying Tehran would be "hit very hard" and suggesting "complete destruction".

“Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said neighbouring countries will no longer be targeted unless an attack originates from there, as the war launched by the United States and Israel, which triggered sustained retaliation from Tehran across the Gulf and beyond, enters its second week”

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He indicated that "areas and groups of people" not previously targeted were now "under serious consideration".

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Al Jazeera reports Trump also claimed the US had "knocked out" 42 Iranian warships in three days.

Straight Arrow News reproduces his post saying Iran would be "hit very hard" and that new targets were "under serious consideration".

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Iran's political leadership signalled restraint while simultaneously issuing warnings.

Al Jazeera quotes President Masoud Pezeshkian saying Tehran "will stop targeting neighbouring countries unless attacks originate from them," and reports that an interim leadership council approved the move.

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The same Al Jazeera report says Pezeshkian "apologised to neighbours for recent strikes."

Straight Arrow News also notes Pezeshkian's apology for regional attacks.

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At the same time, Iranian military spokespeople issued hard warnings.

Al Jazeera carries an Iranian army spokesman's line that enemy ships entering the Gulf would end up "at the bottom of the sea."

Straight Arrow News frames Tehran's apology as conditional, saying it was made "only because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack," and underscoring Tehran's contention that its actions are a response to external pressure.

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The reporting frames the confrontation as part of a broader clash.

Al Jazeera describes the conflict as having been "launched by the United States and Israel" and as prompting "sustained Iranian retaliation across the Gulf and beyond."

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Straight Arrow News echoes the dynamic by linking Iranian actions and apologies to pressure from U.S. and Israeli operations.

Taken together, the sources show a cycle of threats and conditional restraint: public U.S. threats on social media, Iranian tactical apologies to neighbours, and military warnings that keep the prospect of escalation alive.

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