# Trump threatens to ‘hit Iran hard’ as strikes resume after month-long lull

https://mins.news/en/item/39295

- France 24, 2026-08-31 20:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260831-trump-threatens-to-hit-iran-hard-as-strikes-resume-after-month-long-lull

> President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States would retaliate against Iranian attacks on US targets in the Middle East, according to a Fox News reporter. The Iranian strikes followed US attacks on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first flare-up between the sides in a month.

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