Iran fires missiles at Israel after Trump threatens weeks of strikesPresident Donald Trump told Americans that while the United States was close to achieving its mission objectives in the war against Iran, US forces would hit the Islamic republic 'extremely hard' over the next two to three weeks. The US-Israeli strikes on Iran that started the war killed senior officials in the Islamic republic's military forces and government, including supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose son has since replaced him. Despite Trump's threats, Israel's military said Iran twice fired missiles at the country after his address, part of four barrages detected within six hours on Thursday. The Revolutionary Guards also confirmed hitting an oil tanker in the Gulf they said belonged to Israel. A day earlier, Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander, two sources told Agence France-Presse (AFP), in a Beirut strike that the Lebanese health ministry said killed seven people.

Source: Bangkok Post April 02, 2026 06:04 UTC