Conflict● ElevatedSep 1 · Sep 1, 2026, 11:38 AM
‘Hit them hard’: Does Trump have another ‘new’ Iran strategy, can it work?
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · Middle East
Trump signals harsher response as US-Iran hostilities escalate, raising fears of prolonged conflict in the Gulf region.
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