Trump threatens more strikes as death toll in Iran rises to 18

United States President Donald Trump has threatened more attacks on Iran, warning that Washington could hit Iran “anytime we want”, as the death toll from the latest US strikes climbed to 18, with at least 108 others wounded.Trump’s threat on Wednesday came after the US and Iran exchanged their biggest barrage since July. The US military struck cities and areas along Iran’s southern coast, near the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, including a wedding party in the city of Kuhestak.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Republican senator calls on Trump to fire Secretary of Defence Hegsethlist 2 of 4Israeli PM says Israel is working to overthrow Iran’s governmentlist 3 of 4The long-term implications of Pete Hegseth’s US military purgeslist 4 of 4Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz as Trump Strait amid Iran warend of listIran retaliated with attacks on US bases across the Middle East, including Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “We hit them very hard last night” and that the strikes “took out all of the new equipment that they tried to build along the Strait of Hormuz”.“It was a very heavy attack last night. And we’re prepared to do ...