President Donald Trump said the United States would attack Iran “very hard” if no peace deal was reached, warned that the United States would likely hit Iran again on Wednesday night, and announced that a memorandum of understanding cease‑fire deal between the United States and Iran was “over.”

The United States and Iran carried out fresh airstrikes on Thursday, marking a second straight day of hostilities, according to dailysabah. Trump later said he cancelled the attacks after previously promising to hit Iran “very hard,” as reported by DW. He also warned Tehran would “pay the price,” NPR reported, and said Iran “will no longer exist” if the United States decides to escalate, according to the Hindu.

Accounts differ on the number of targets struck. The U.S. military said it struck 10 targets in Iran, according to India, while the New York Post reported that the military said it struck more than 80 targets. Western outlets described the action as striking multiple targets on the second day of renewed fire.

Trump said, “We hit them hard yesterday and we’re going to hit them again hard today,” as reported by SCMP, and wrote on Truth Social that the United States may deliver more strikes against Iran over the situation in Lebanon, according to TASS. The U.S. Treasury Department imposed fresh sanctions on entities it said had supported weapons procurement for Tehran, SCMP reported. Additional statements attributed to Trump included that Iran was “completely defeated” and “all talk and no action,” and that Tehran had taken “too long to negotiate a deal” and would now “have to pay the price,” both reported by worldnews.whatfinger.com.