President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the US is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them 'very fast and very hard' if the Islamic republic attacks American personnel or assets.
President Donald Trump warned Saturday that the US is targeting 52 sites in Iran and will hit them"very fast and very hard" if the Islamic republic attacks American personnel or assets.
Late Saturday night, the president tweeted again, this time warning Iran that the US will hit Iran"harder than they have ever been hit before!" With the Islamic republic promising revenge, his killing was the most dramatic escalation yet in spiraling tensions between Washington and Tehran and has prompted fears of a major conflagration in the Middle East.
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