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• Iran launches huge wave of revenge strikes on US allies
• Iran launches huge wave of revenge strikes on US allies
• Trump releases 8-min video on why he attacked Iran

Katie Davis , Deputy Foreign Editor

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Georgie English , Senior Foreign News Reporter

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Claudia Lee , Foreign News Reporter

Updated: 10:18, 1 Mar 2026

DONALD Trump has vowed to strike Iran with “force never seen before” as the US launches a fresh wave of strikes after the Ayatollah’s death and amid Tehran’s retaliation.

An enormous explosion has rocked Iran’s capital after the Israeli military announced a “broad range of strikes” in “the heart of Tehran”.

It comes after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they had attacked nearly 30 US military bases across the Middle East on Sunday morning.

The attacks will form part of the regime’s “most-intense offensive operation” ever. 

But Trump hit back in a Truth Social Post, declaring: “Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before.

“THEY BETTER NOT DO THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, WE WILL HIT THEM WITH A FORCE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE!”