Trump vows response after Iran retaliates against US

U.S. forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, saying the weapons were being prepared to deploy sea mines that could threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by firing ballistic missiles toward U.S. military bases in Jordan, with Jordanian authorities saying its air defenses intercepted the incoming missiles. Iran also said it targeted U.S. forces in the United Arab Emirates with drones, although Emirati authorities said they intercepted an Iranian drone over their territorial waters and denied that its Al Minhad air base had been attacked.

Trump said Monday that the United States would respond to the Iranian attacks and warned that any further action would be met forcefully. The president also posted a video depicting Iran's Kharg Island, a major oil-export hub, being destroyed, but Reuters determined that the footage was AI-generated and found no evidence that the island had been attacked. Vice President JD Vance said the post was intended to send a message to Iran. The renewed military confrontation comes as Washington has shifted greater emphasis toward economic pressure, including additional sanctions targeting Iranian financial networks, while Tehran has indicated that it does not seek a wider war but intends to respond to further attacks.