Trump’s explosive 'complete destruction, death' warning to Iran: ‘Will be hit very hard today’
US President Donald Trump posted an explosive warning on platform Truth Social, vowing that Iran ‘will be hit very hard today’. His post comes amid the ongoing conflict which is now on its eighth day
US President Donald Trump, on Saturday, warned that Iran ‘will be hit very hard today' and vowed “complete destruction, death” amid the ongoing Israel-US-Iran conflict which entered its eighth day.
“Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behaviour,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
Trump's message also comes hours after Iran president Pezeshkian apologised. The POTUS claimed that the Islamic Republic apologised and surrendered to its Middle East neighbours.
In a pre-recorded speech broadcast on state TV on Saturday, Pezeshkian said Iran's neighbours will not be targeted unless attacks are launched from them during the war with Israel and the United States.
Israel-Iran-US conflict
Iran launched retaliatory strikes after the US and Israel jointly attacked the Islamic Republic on Saturday 28, February. Blasts were reported across Abu Dhabi, Doha, Qatar among other key Middle Eastern hubs – which are also home to US military bases.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was also killed in the US-Israel strikes.
On Saturday, fresh military activity was reported in UAE, Saudi Arabia.
Fresh military activity in UAE, Saudi
UAE said it intercepted 15 ballistic missiles and 119 drones as Iran kept up its attacks. "UAE air defence systems detected today, Saturday 7th March 2026, 16 ballistic missiles, of which, 15 were intercepted and destroyed, while one ballistic missile fell into the sea," the ministry of defence said in a post on X.
"Air defence systems also detected 121 UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), of which 119 were intercepted, while two fell within the territory of the UAE."
Operations at Dubai International Airport were briefly disrupted after several blasts were heard, prompting passengers to be moved into train tunnels as a precaution.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted four drones targeting the country’s massive Shaybah oil field, marking the second attempted attack within hours, reported AP.
At the same time, Israeli warplanes continued strikes on Beirut and Tehran. The death toll from the escalating conflict kept rising on Saturday, with officials reporting at least 1,230 people killed in Iran, more than 200 in Lebanon and around a dozen in Israel, mentioned AP's report.
Earlier, Gulf allies criticised the Trump administration for failing to notify them of Iran attacks. Officials from two countries reportedly said their governments were disappointed with how the United States handled the early stages of the war, particularly the initial strike on Iran on February 28.
'Unconditional surrender'
Earlier in the day, Iran's president had said that a demand by the US for an "unconditional surrender" is a “dream that they should take to their grave,” according to the Associated Press.
US President Donald Trump had earlier in the day said he would not negotiate with Iran without its “unconditional surrender.”
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