Stop ‘highly paid proxies’ in Lebanon or face strikes, Trump tells Iran

Jun 21, 2026, 14:36 GMT+1

US President Donald Trump warned Iran to stop what he described as its “highly paid proxies” in Lebanon from “causing trouble,” saying Washington would strike Iran again if they did not.

In a social media post on Sunday, Trump said the United States would hit Iran “very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder,” escalating his rhetoric toward Tehran.

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