international
Trump and Iran trade new threats after strikes exchanged
Key takeaways
- Jaroslav Lukiv Getty Images US President Donald Trump and Iran's senior officials have traded new threats of further action, after the two sides exchanged strikes.
- Trump said Tehran had taken "too long to negotiate a deal" and would now "have to pay the price", without giving specific details.
- It came after Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier warned his country would "leave no attack or threat unanswered", saying that the US had suffered "defeats on the battlefield".
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Jaroslav Lukiv Getty Images US President Donald Trump and Iran's senior officials have traded new threats of further action, after the two sides exchanged strikes.
Trump said Tehran had taken "too long to negotiate a deal" and would now "have to pay the price", without giving specific details. He said Iran had been "completely defeated" and was "all talk and no action".
It came after Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier warned his country would "leave no attack or threat unanswered", saying that the US had suffered "defeats on the battlefield".
Article preview — originally published by BBC World. Full story at the source.
Read full story on BBC World →
More top stories
Also covered by
Le Monde (English)
Trump strikes Iran to maintain credibility
The Hill
Trump shares 'West Wing' clip dismissing 'proportional response' after strikes on Iran
France 24
Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz
Pakistan Observer
Trump says Iran will ‘pay the price’ for delayed negotiations
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from BBC World alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop