US President Donald Trump warned that American forces could carry out another round of military strikes on Iran if Tehran fails to reach an agreement with Washington. Speaking at a Republican campaign rally in Fort Myers, Florida, he said “we may do another little Epic Fury, or they'll agree,” and claimed that Operations Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury had obliterated Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and weakened its military and economy. Trump said the conflict would end “one way or another, through agreement or otherwise,” but gave no timetable and did not outline the conditions Iran would need to meet. He maintained that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons remained the overriding objective of the campaign. He also claimed the US Navy was enforcing a blockade against Iran around the Strait of Hormuz, while oil shipments through the waterway had increased.
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