The president had earlier talked of “winding down” the war, while Israel said strikes will “increase significantly.”
US President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iranian power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. His latest threat comes after he said on Friday that the US is considering “winding down” military efforts in the Middle East.
Meanwhile, Israel said earlier that strikes on Iran will “increase significantly” this week.
What else you should know:
Strike threat: President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to “hit and obliterate” Iranian power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. He also said Iran wants to make a deal but he does not, arguing he’s met his goals “weeks ahead of schedule” and that the US has “blown Iran off of the map.”
Dozens wounded: Israel’s emergency response service declared a mass casualty event after an Iranian missile hit the city of Arad in the south and wounded at least 74 people. In the city of Dimona, an Iranian ballistic missile slammed into a building and injured several people, according to the Fire and Rescue Services. The Israeli military said it failed to intercept the missile before it hit Dimona, which is home to the country’s nuclear program.
New Israeli strikes: The Israel Defense Forces says it has hit over 200 targets so far this weekend after launching simultaneous “wide-scale” waves of strikes on Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon.