Trump Warns Iran of Heavy U.S. Strikes as Western Nations Condemn Tehran’s Global Terror Network

President Donald Trump said the United States is prepared to strike Iran hard after accusing Tehran of attacking a U.S. helicopter.

Speaking at the White House, Trump said America had already hit Iran and would continue responding. He said the U.S. has evidence connected to the helicopter incident and argued that Washington has the right to act.

Trump also said his administration has been negotiating with Iran for months over a nuclear agreement, but accused Tehran of dragging out the process. He said any deal must permanently block Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

Iran responded with threats of its own. Iranian military spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi warned that Tehran would strongly retaliate against Trump’s threats and claimed Iran would continue confronting the United States.

The confrontation comes as the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, and 17 other Western countries issued a joint condemnation of Iranian-backed terror activity abroad.

The 22 countries accused Iran’s intelligence services, the IRGC, the Quds Force, and Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence of targeting dissidents, journalists, Jewish communities, and Israeli-linked communities in Europe, North America, and Australia.

The statement also pointed to Iran’s use of criminal gangs as proxies for murder, kidnapping, intimidation, and terror plots. Western officials said Iran uses this model to hide its direct involvement.

The countries also named HAYI, a new Iran-linked proxy group accused of attacks on synagogues and Jewish schools across Europe.

The message from the West is clear: Iran’s terror network is not only a threat to Israel and the Middle East. It is a direct threat to Western countries, Jewish communities, and global security.