# ‘Hit them hard’: Does Trump have another ‘new’ Iran strategy, and can it work?

https://mins.news/en/item/40228

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-01 11:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/1/hit-them-hard-does-trump-have-another-new-iran-strategy-can-it-work?traffic_source=rss

> As US-Iran hostilities intensify, Donald Trump signals a harsher response, raising fears of a prolonged Gulf conflict. After US strikes on targets on Iran’s Larak Island, Iran fired missiles at US-hosting airbases in Jordan. The report examines a possible shift toward periodic attacks and economic pressure rather than sustained war.

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