Missile alerts blare in Middle East as Iran retaliates for Trump’s latest strikes

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2 Sep 2026 • 5:06 AM MYT
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Missile alerts blare in Middle East as Iran retaliates for Trump’s latest strikes

  • President Donald Trump has threatened Tehran with “the biggest attack of them all” after the US launched fresh strikes in Iran Tuesday.
  • Several explosions were heard along the Strait of Hormuz, which the US said was retaliation for Iranian attacks on shipping and American service members in the Middle East.
  • Iran has since responded by firing drones and missiles at US interests and bases in the region, telling the US that “severe punishment awaits the aggressors”.
  • Alarm sirens have been activated in Jordan's Mafraq and Aqaba governorates, state TV reported. IRGC spokesperson Sardar Mohebi earlier claimed that “America will regret its new attacks.”
  • Trump warned Iran against retaliating, saying it would hit back with “harder and higher level” strikes. “This is a very big hit today. If it goes a third time, they’re going to be totally wiped out as a country,” he said.

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