Both President Trump and Iranian diplomats sent strongly-worded warnings as the arrival of the U.S. armada ramps up tensions in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with another attack<\/strong> that would be \u201cfar worse\u201d than the three strikes the U.S. military conducted last summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHopefully Iran will quickly \u2018Come to the Table\u2019 and negotiate a fair and equitable deal \u2013 NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS \u2013 one that is good for all parties. Time is running out, it is truly of the essence!\u201d the president said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs I told Iran once before, MAKE A DEAL! They didn\u2019t, and there was \u2018Operation Midnight Hammer,\u2019 a major destruction of Iran. The next attack will be far worse! Don\u2019t make that happen again. Thank you for your attention to this matter,\u201d Trump said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In response, Iran\u2019s mission to the United Nations warned Wednesday that it will respond<\/strong> \u201clike never before.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLast time the U.S. blundered into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, it squandered over $7 trillion and lost more than 7,000 American lives,\u201d the Iranian mission said on social platform X. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIran stands ready for dialogue based on mutual respect and interests\u2014BUT IF PUSHED, IT WILL DEFEND ITSELF AND RESPOND LIKE NEVER BEFORE!\u201d the mission added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, seemed to reiterate Trump\u2019s message to Iran, warning that the U.S. could conduct preemptive strikes <\/strong>and noting that the country\u2019s regime is at its weakest point in decades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd so I think it\u2019s wise and prudent to have a force posture within the region that could respond and potentially, not necessarily what\u2019s going to happen, but if necessary, preemptively prevent the attack against 1000s of American servicemen and other facilities in the region. And our allies,\u201d Rubio told senators during the Senate Foreign Relations hearing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n