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.

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.

"The United States is increasingly overstretched between these two conflicts," a former U.S. intelligence official told Newsweek.

By Nandita Bose, Humeyra Pamuk and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war ⁠from escalating ⁠before November's midterm elections to staunch Republican electoral losses,

The US military carried out additional strikes Tuesday on Iran, prompting Tehran to attack Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait in defiance of a warning from President Donald Trump that Iran would be “hit much harder” if it retaliated.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned nations still propping up Tehran to "stay away" as new sanctions target the nation on multiple fronts.

U.S. ⁠President Donald ⁠Trump said on ​Tuesday that the ‌latest U.S. ‌attack ⁠on ⁠Iran was "justified," and threatened bigger strikes ​if Tehran retaliated. Trump, in ​a Truth Social post, ⁠said the ⁠U.