Trump vows to ‘hit Iran very hard again’ if Tehran doesn’t rein in Hezbollah

President Trump threatened to “hit Iran very hard again” if Tehran fails to keep terror group Hezbollah from causing havoc in the region.

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“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday.

Israel and Hezbollah have continued fighting in recent days, despite the cease-fire that took effect Friday. The conflict has threatened to derail the fragile preliminary peace deal between the US and Iran.

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On Saturday, Iran claimed to have closed down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli strikes against Hezbollah, though US officials claim that vessels still managed to get through the critical oil chokepoint.

Last week, Trump had put pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the fighting in Lebanon as he tries to uphold the delicate peace with Iran. But in Sunday’s post, the president put more of the onus on Iran.

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