US President Donald Trump declared the US has won the war with Iran and that renewed fighting was "highly unlikely," as US forces struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. "They're a failing nation. It just came out, you saw this year, 301% inflation," Trump claimed.
"They're withering away financially. We've hit them militarily. We could finish them off." Iran's official figures put inflation at nearly 90% year-on-year in September.
The US president further warned that his final decision on possible strikes "depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement." “We have 38 bridges in our sight that we can knock down in literally one hour,” he said, adding he was reluctant to act. "I would if necessary, but we hit them really hard. You don't know how hard I hit them," he said.
Trump said the US had suffered no fatalities in the war. The Pentagon’s official count puts the death toll at 23 service members killed since the war began in late February. Explosions were reported in Mahshahr, Qeshm, Sirik and Bandar Abbas on Sunday evening.
Iran’s Tasnim news agency confirmed a US projectile struck Qeshm Island, saying no other areas in Hormozgan province were hit. It said sounds heard in Bandar Abbas and Sirik were related to Iranian security operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier, Iran’s navy announced an oil tanker had struck a naval mine while crossing the strait and caught fire, saying the vessel was sailing on what it called a prohibited route.
Iran labels ships transiting the strait's southern route under US naval guidance as violating its rules. On Saturday, CENTCOM reported an attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Oman, saying it had repeatedly attempted to breach the US naval blockade against Iran. Iran’s IRGC said two oil tankers caught fire after striking mines while crossing the strait.
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