Trump asking when Iranians will “rise up and fight" revives questions over whether the administration’s Iran strategy is shifting beyond economic pressure and negotiations

President Trump called on Iranians to “rise up and fight” on Tuesday as the United States seems increasingly bogged down after six months of conflict.

Donald Trump said America’s renewed bombing of Iran would not last “too long”. The price of Brent crude subsequently fell slightly to $95 a barrel. Earlier America struck Iranian military sites; Iran retaliated by launching missiles and drones at American targets across the region (reports suggest most were intercepted).

The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones at various sites across the region in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months.

Iran attacked Jordan, Kuwait and the UAE, claiming retaliation for the latest U.S. strikes as the war in the Middle East ramps back up.

“Who cares if it’s Lake Ontario?” the podcaster said.

U.S. Central Command said it took “limited, precise action” against Iranian “minelaying forces posing an imminent threat in the Strait of Hormuz” over the weekend.

By Phil Stewart and David Lawder Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video clip that he said was Iran's oil hub Kharg Island being blown to smithereens, hours after the two countries traded attacks for the first time since July.