Trump says US would back strikes against Iran’s missile programme

United States President Donald Trump has suggested that Washington would consider further military action against Iran if Tehran rebuilds its nuclear programme or missile capacity.

Speaking from Florida on Monday, Trump refused to rule out a follow-up attack after US air strikes in June damaged three Iranian nuclear facilities.

“Now I hear that Iran is trying to build up again, and if they are, we’re going to have to knock them down,” Trump told reporters. “We’ll knock them down. We’ll knock the hell out of them. But hopefully that’s not happening.”

Trump issued his threat as he welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump said the US and Israel have been “extremely victorious” against their enemies, referring to the wars in Gaza and Lebanon as well as June’s strikes against Iran.