# What does Trump aim to achieve with the latest strikes on Iran?

https://mins.news/en/video/39104

- TRT World, 2026-08-31 17:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsFfSFu3TfU

> US President Donald Trump is threatening to hit Iran hard after Washington and Tehran exchanged fire for the first time in a month. US forces struck Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, and Tehran responded with missiles and drones targeting US bases across the region. Former US diplomat William Lawrence analyses Trump’s aims.

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