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 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.

Confronted by an intransigent Iranian government that has refused to back down in the face of a massive military campaign, President Donald Trump appears to have settled on a dual-prong approach

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.

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President Donald Trump had warned after Tuesday's U.S. strikes that any retaliation would see Iran "hit again at a much harder and higher level."

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

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