Trump threatens to reignite Iran war with fiery new ultimatum: 'We'll hit very hard!'

President Donald Trump threatened to resume the U.S. war against Iran on Sunday with a fiery ultimatum to Iranian officials, warning that if his demand was not met, the United States would “hit Iran very hard.”

“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social over the weekend. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”

The United States agreed to a tentative peace deal on Friday only for it to immediately fall apart after Iranian officials announced Saturday that it would be reclosing the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic, citing a violation of the agreement. The violation, the officials said, was Israel’s continued bombardment and occupation of Lebanon, which since March has killed nearly 4,000 Lebanese and sparked a humanitarian crisis.

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which is supported by Iran, has attacked Israeli invading forces, as well as launched attacks in Israel proper in response to Israeli hostilities. In response to that, Israel has expanded its military operations in Lebanon, with one Israeli official pledging Friday that “for every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep,” and that “all of Lebanon must burn.”