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[^2]\n\nUS President Donald Trump declared that the United States would launch 'larger' attacks against Iran if the Iranian military retaliates. [^3]\n\nOn August 30, U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, claiming the attack was to prevent the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. [^4]\n\nThe United States and Iran resumed trading airstrikes this week after mostly pausing for the month of August to attempt an agreement on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. [^5]\n\nUS President Donald Trump suggested on his Truth Social network on Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz be renamed the 'Trump Strait' because it is under U.S. control. [^6]\n\nA US attack on a wedding in the coastal town of Kuhestak killed four people, including a child, and wounded more than 50, according to the Iranian Red Crescent. [^7]\n\nIran attacked US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Thursday. [^8]\n\nPresident Donald Trump stated on Thursday that his military was prepared to attack Iran 'any time we want' following US bombardment that killed at least 19 Iranians. [^9]\n\nThe pro-Iranian Explosive Media Group released a Lego-style AI animation showing a deadly US strike on a wedding in southern Iran that killed five civilians, according to Iranian authorities. [^10]\n\nA US strike hit a home in Kuhestak, southern Iran, killing two people and wounding others during a wedding ceremony. [^11]\n\nPresident Donald Trump told Fox News that the US strikes focused on efforts to reconstruct radar systems decimated by earlier US-Israel strikes. 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