US launches fresh strikes on Iran as Trump warns it will attack ‘very hard’

The United States carried out another round of military operations against Iran on Wednesday, intensifying a conflict that has stretched beyond three months, while President Donald Trump signaled that further force could be used after diplomatic efforts failed to produce an agreement. According to US Central Command, American forces initiated what it described as “additional self-defense strikes” at 5:15 p.m. in Washington (2115 GMT), targeting several locations inside Iran. The military said the action was taken in response to Tehran’s “unwarranted and continued aggression.” Iranian media reported blasts across the country’s southern region near the Strait of Hormuz, where US…