Iran war updates: US, Israel step up strikes; Tehran pledges retaliation

Trump says US will bomb Iran ‘back to the stone ages’, but Iranian military warns it will escalate retaliatory attacks.

People attend a funeral ceremony for the Revolutionary Guards Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri, who was killed in strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2026.
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Donald Trump blasts NATO as ‘paper tiger’ for not backing US on Iran

By Zaid Sabah and Zsombor Peter
Published On 2 Apr 2026

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