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#BREAKING President Donald Trump warned Saturday Iran “will be hit very hard,” threatening to escalate conflict in the region hours after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would stop attacking its neighboring countries who are not involved in the conflict.
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Trump said in a post on Truth Social he is considering “complete destruction and certain death” of areas and groups of people in Iran who have so far not been affected by the conflict, which began Feb. 27.
Earlier on Saturday, Pezeshkian apologized to neighboring countries attacked by Iran, according to NPR, but said he will not surrender under Trump’s previous demands: “That’s a dream that they should take to their grave.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.$ALCX