U.S. military strikes Iran, while Trump vows more for Tehran's retaliation

The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones at various sites across the region in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/6000x4000!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2F60%2F2d5a0d4f4f18a8aaeae286dffd65%2Fap26243261413105.jpg' alt='FILE - A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.'/><p>The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones at various sites across the region in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war.</p><p>(Image credit: Amirhosein Khorgooi)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-141500' />