President Donald Trump stated on September 2, 2026, that the United States is ready to strike Iran again at any time following a heavy attack the previous night. Speaking at the White House, Trump said the US strikes destroyed radar and missile equipment, including defensive and offensive systems Tehran was constructing along the Strait of Hormuz to drop sea mines. Iran’s health minister reported that the overnight strikes killed at least 18 people and wounded over 100 others across several provinces, including fatalities from shrapnel hitting a house during a wedding celebration.
The latest escalation followed US Central Command destroying two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, after which Iran attempted to strike American troops in Jordan. Trump stated that this Iranian action triggered the subsequent wave of US strikes. He warned that any further retaliation by Iran would be met with harsher force and that Iran would be totally wiped out as a country.
Trump stated he does not expect the renewed campaign to last much longer and that he no longer sees value in further negotiations, arguing that a prior agreement with Iran is not worth the paper it is written on. This exchange is part of the broader US-Iran conflict that has continued intermittently since fighting first erupted earlier in 2026.