Washington, 7 March 2026 (dpa/MIA) - US President Donald Trump said Iran would be "hit very hard" on Saturday, adding that the country was already "being beat to hell" by US and Israeli attacks.

Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump noted that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had earlier apologized to countries in the Gulf and elsewhere for strikes carried out on their territory.

"This promise was only made because of the relentless US and Israeli attack," Trump wrote, accusing Iran of seeking to "take over and rule the Middle East."

"Iran is no longer the 'Bully of the Middle East,' they are, instead, 'THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST,' and will be for many decades until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse," he added.

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