President Trump vowed on social media to \u201chit Iran very hard<\/a>\u201d on Saturday, shortly before flying to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for the dignified transfer<\/a> of six service members killed in the war. <\/p>\n Speaking at a summit of Latin American leaders in Miami before his trip to Delaware, the president said the fallen service members were heroes \u201ccoming home in a different manner than they thought they\u2019d be coming home.\u201d He said it was \u201ca very sad situation,\u201d and he pledged to keep American war deaths \u201cto a minimum.\u201d<\/p>\n And Israel launched its own wave of fresh attacks against Iran while taking incoming fire from Hezbollah, Iran\u2019s allied force in Lebanon, that set off sirens in Tel Aviv. Reports of a fire at a major oil refinery outside Tehran sparked fears the conflict was only escalating, marking the first attack on Iran\u2019s energy infrastructure, if confirmed.<\/p>\n The burst of activity over the weekend underscored that Trump\u2019s unexpected war with Iran, launched alongside Israel just a week ago, is continuing at full force with no sign of slowing.<\/p>\n Missile and drone strikes by Iran against Arab nations, targeting U.S. military assets in the region as well as civilian targets, including hotels and airports, have been an effort by Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to pressure regional governments to in turn press Trump to end the U.S. air campaign. The strikes have jolted markets worldwide and sent the price of oil soaring<\/a>.<\/p>\n President Trump salutes Saturday as soldiers carry the coffin of Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa. Coady and five others were killed in a drone strike in Kuwait.<\/p>\n (Roberto Schmidt \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n While the attacks have decreased substantially over the course of the week, with U.S. Central Command recording a 90% decrease in ballistic missile launches and an 83% drop in drone attacks as of Friday, Iranian strikes are still penetrating regional air defenses<\/a>. One drone hit the world\u2019s busiest airport, in Dubai, on Saturday, dashing hopes that flights could resume from the regional hub.<\/p>\n Hours after Pezeshkian\u2019s apology, Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry issued a statement vowing to continue strikes on territories that host U.S. offensive forces. Iran\u2019s Defense Ministry said that its strategic stockpile of munitions was sufficient to sustain a protracted campaign. And a Revolutionary Guard spokesperson issued a statement addressing Trump, calling him \u201cthe corrupted island man,\u201d referring to his former friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, the late sex offender who allegedly trafficked girls to his private island.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ground and the map of the war is in our hands,\u201d the Revolutionary Guard official said. \u201cThis will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n In his videotaped remarks, Pezeshkian also rejected Trump\u2019s call for Tehran\u2019s \u201cunconditional surrender.\u201d Trump later said he would be satisfied reaching a point at which Iran is no longer capable of fighting back.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea of Iran surrendering unconditionally is a dream they will take to their graves,\u201d Pezeshkian said.<\/p>\n![\"President](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772993294_860_.jpeg\")
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