# Iran warns of ‘faster, heavier, more painful response’ to US attacks

https://mins.news/en/item/47532

- BBC News, 2026-09-06 17:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8d56w7d9po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Iran’s top negotiator has warned of a “faster, heavier, and more painful response” to US attacks as hostilities escalate. Washington says it struck Iranian oil tankers after attacks on US warships, while Iranian state media claims its navy attacked a US remote-controlled vessel near the Strait of Hormuz—a claim Centcom calls a lie. Fighting has continued across the region, with the strait becoming a key source of leverage and global energy-price pressure.

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