Iran deploys air defences after explosions heard in Bandar Abbas, Chabahar; US confirms new strikes
Earlier in the day, United States President Donald Trump had warned Iran of strikes tonight. Iran says Trump understands 'language of force better’ Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said earlier that Trump "apparently understands the language of force better" after he threatened further attacks against Tehran. Trump's remarks "from insulting the Iranian nation to threatening further attacks" were "not a sign of strength, but an admission of the failure of a policy that for years has been built on force, sanctions, and threats", Gharibabadi said on X. He said that policy "failed to bring the Iranian nation to its knees". "With the criminal and murderous Trump, one must speak in his own language," Gharibabadi said. "Apparently, he understands the language of force better." Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency reported late on Wednesday night that air defences were engaging what it described as “...