strikeAug 3, 2026

Iran deja vu: Trump once again threatens massive escalation against Tehran only to walk back

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Washington: President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war. It starts with a grim warning to Tehran that he's on the cusp of ordering U.S. forces to "obliterate" its power plants or seize key parts of its oil industry if its leaders don't quickly agree to U.S. terms to end the war.

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SECTIONS Iran deja vu Trump once again threatens massive escalation against Tehran onlyBy SECTIONS Iran deja vu Trump once again threatens massive escalation against Tehran only
Washington: President Donald Trump has played this hand before during the 5-month-old Iran war. It starts with a grim warning to Tehran that he's on the cusp of ordering U.S. forces to "obliterate" its power plants or seize key parts of its oil industry if its leaders don't quick…

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