Iran and the United States exchanged threats on Wednesday following some of the heaviest fighting in weeks in the Middle East, deepening their stalemate six months into the conflict. President Donald Trump stated that US forces conducted a 'very heavy attack' on Iranian targets overnight and are prepared to launch another strike at any time. Tehran's security chief warned that Iran has adopted a 'new strategy' in the war that began in late February with US-Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei wrote on X that Iran's new strategy will shatter the foundations of its adversaries. Washington has vowed to increase economic pressure on Iran, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright pledging expanded sanctions targeting Iran's economic partners.
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