Skip linksSkip to ContentNavigation menuNewsMiddle EastAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificExplainedSportOpinionVideoInteractivesOriginalsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored ContentTraffic moves past portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran on October 21, 2026 [Atta Kenare/AFP] US President Donald Trump has signalled possible further military action against Iran, saying the US has knocked the “hell out” of the country. Iran says seven oil tankers have sustained damage in the Strait of Hormuz in a single day, marking the highest daily toll since the US-Israel war with Tehran began.