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"Donald Trump said he 'may have to hit' Iran 'even harder' as he gave a speech to the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut on Wednesday. "We're reasserting one of the most time-honoured principles of our national security, that the American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will not be threatened under any circumstance," he told them. "As an example, we will not let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all. It's very simple. We will not let that happen. And we have great support. You wouldn't know that by reading the fake news, but we have great support." "People don't want them to have a nuclear weapon, and they will not have a nuclear weapon. And they want to make a deal so badly. We'll see what happens. But we hit them very hard. But we may have to hit them even harder, but maybe not," he added. On Tuesday, Trump told reporters he 'may have to give' Iran 'another hit' - and said he was an 'hour away' from launching strikes. The previous day, he told the media he had been ready for a 'very major attack tomorrow' on Iran - but claimed Gulf nations had asked him not to. Those countries later said there weren't aware of any imminent attack. A ceasefire was declared in April, with proposals reportedly exchanged between the sides via Pakistani mediators. The Strait of Hormuz crisis has continued, with Iran closing it to 'unfriendly' countries and the US blockading Iranian ports."
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