Trump Threatens Full-Scale War After U.S. Strikes Hit Iran

Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States will resume a full-scale war against Iran unless the country meets 100% of U.S. demands. This threat follows a wave of large-scale U.S. military strikes on July 30, 2026, which targeted dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command centers, drone facilities, and maritime capabilities. The operations, executed by United States Central Command, were retaliation for Iranian missile attacks on U.S. military installations in Jordan.

The conflict expanded as the U.S. and Saudi Arabia conducted joint strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers. In response, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted the al-Azraq airbase in Jordan and the Ali al-Salem military base in Kuwait. Additional drone strikes ignited fires on a U.S.-owned floating storage facility and a Greek-owned tanker at the Egyptian port of Damietta. In southern Iran, explosions were reported in Bandar Abbas, Kish, and Qeshm Island, where reports indicate a couple and their child were killed.

While the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps asserted control over the Strait of Hormuz and warned that the U.S. would be punished, internal friction persists between these military leaders and Iranian civilian leaders, including President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has pursued a peace deal. Although a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has impacted global fuel prices, Trump stated that negotiations via technical teams and mediators will continue.