Trump says US will 'at some point' need to give Iran 'the hammer'

Summary

US President Donald Trump reiterated threats to resume attacks on Iran, saying the US may need to give Tehran "the hammer" at some point. Speaking at a rally in Iowa ahead of the 3 November midterm elections, he said the only reason he was not finished with Iran was that he wanted to be nice and save lives, but that "at some point we're going to have to give them the hammer."

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1. Middle East Eye

   2 Nov 2026, 00:37 UTCSource ↗

   Middle East Eye reports that Trump reiterated threats to resume attacks on Iran on Sunday, saying at a rally in Iowa ahead of the 3 November midterms that "at some point we're going to have to give them the hammer."