'Today Iran will be hit very hard,' Trump warns

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post this morning that "today Iran will be hit very hard."

"Areas and groups of people" in Iran are "under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death," Trump said, citing what he called "Iran’s bad behavior."

He also responded to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's earlier announcement that Iran will no longer strike at neighboring countries unless they facilitate U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.

Trump said Iran had "apologized and surrendered" to its neighbors, adding: "This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack. They were looking to take over and rule the Middle East."

He continued: "Iran is no longer the 'Bully of the Middle East,' they are, instead, 'THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST,' and will be for many decades until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse!"