{"id":289,"date":"2026-08-31T16:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morningpost.news\/?p=289"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:56:16","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-us-and-iran-trade-strikes-as-fears-of-renewed-war-escalate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morningpost.news\/?p=289","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: US and Iran Trade Strikes as Fears of Renewed War Escalate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The United States carried out its first publicly acknowledged military strikes against Iran since late July, hitting two launchers on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">A U.S. official told NewsNation that the strikes targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces preparing to launch rockets capable of deploying sea mines into the strait. U.S. Central Command called the situation an \u201cimminent threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Trump calls Iran a \u2018failed nation\u2019 as fighting resumes<\/h3>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">President Donald Trump called Iran a \u201cfailed nation\u201d and demanded accountability from its leadership over the treatment of protesters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cIran is officially a Failed Nation. IT IS DEAD!\u201d Trump wrote Monday on social media. \u201cThey have no Navy, they have no Air Force, they have no currency, they are not paying their soldiers or police, inflation is at 300%, and their leadership is in total disarray and incapable of properly representing the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Trump\u2019s remarks came as the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire again Sunday, marking the first direct military confrontation between the two sides in a month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-video\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-289-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/morningpost.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/US-Iran-trade-strikes-as-fears-of-renewed-war-grow.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/morningpost.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/US-Iran-trade-strikes-as-fears-of-renewed-war-grow.mp4\">https:\/\/morningpost.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/US-Iran-trade-strikes-as-fears-of-renewed-war-grow.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/p>\n<h3>Iranian president says Tehran doesn\u2019t want war<\/h3>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran does not want war but would respond decisively to any aggression.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cWe are not seeking war. This is the message we have conveyed to the world so far. But we will never remain passive in the face of aggression, and we can give them a decisive response,\u201d Pezeshkian said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">He added that instability in the region would affect every country and create problems for the entire region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cIf instability arises in this region, the entire region will be affected and face problems,\u201d Pezeshkian said. \u201cInstability is not in the interest of any of the countries in the region. Therefore, we must join hands and work together in this regard to ensure security, economic prosperity and development for this region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">He said instability and unrest in the region would benefit no country and would create challenges for everyone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Pezeshkian made the remarks as he left Tehran for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to attend a summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders.<\/p>\n<h3>Bessent says Iran is lashing out amid economic pressure from sanctions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Iran is taking U.S. sanctions seriously and is lashing out because it is suffering economically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">\u201cThey are lashing out kinetically because they are losing economically,\u201d he told reporters Monday at a meeting of G20 finance ministers. \u201cWe have the blockade, and we are going to continue exerting pressure. We have had very good discussions here already, and I think it could be within weeks or months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-video\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-289-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/morningpost.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/US-Iran-trade-strikes-as-fears-of-renewed-war-grow-1.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/morningpost.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/US-Iran-trade-strikes-as-fears-of-renewed-war-grow-1.mp4\">https:\/\/morningpost.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/US-Iran-trade-strikes-as-fears-of-renewed-war-grow-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-nexstar-video\">\n<div class=\"float-placeholder\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Pentagon disputes report that advisers warned against escalation<\/h3>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The Washington Post reported that military advisers told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that escalating operations in Iran could weaken the U.S. military\u2019s ability to respond to other global threats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">According to the report, the warnings repeatedly appeared in Hegseth\u2019s order book, a twice-monthly assessment of available warships, aircraft, troops and weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell pushed back against the report, saying some of the information was inaccurate and that disagreements between advisers and the secretary are a normal part of the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in great shape around the world,\u201d Parnell said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-share\">\n<div class=\"post-share-icons cf\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States carried out its first publicly acknowledged military strikes against Iran since late July, hitting two launchers on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz. A U.S. official told NewsNation that the strikes targeted Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces preparing to launch rockets capable of deploying sea mines into the strait. 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