Donald Trump claimed that the damage Iran has sustained will require over 20 years to repair but insisted that the U.S. has not completed its attacks on Iran amid Tehran's severe retaliatory strikes.
On Tuesday, 21 Jul 2026 GMT+7, U.S. President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. is still “not finished” attacking Iran, while Tehran expanded its attacks to Gulf Arab states following threats from the Houthi alliance to blockade Saudi Arabian ports.
The U.S. and Iran have been exchanging retaliatory attacks for over two weeks, with Trump claiming Iran may need more than 20 years to recover from the damages of this Middle East conflict.
“If we withdraw now, Iran will need 20 or 25 years to rebuild the country,” he said. “We are not done with the mission at all... and we will not be pulling out right now.”
Trump’s remarks came as Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain reported attacks by Iran. Trump recently pledged to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to support disarmament efforts of Hezbollah, a key condition for ending the fighting between Lebanon and Israel.
Bahrain stated it intercepted Iranian attacks amid continuous siren alerts, while Kuwait and Jordan also reported intercepting drone and missile strikes successfully.
However, Kuwait admitted that Iran attacked its power plants and desalination facilities for several consecutive days, including on Monday, forcing residents to limit energy use.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed attacks in Jordan, targeting “residential buildings of U.S. terrorist forces in the Rukban region.”
Earlier, the Iranian military said it targeted U.S. military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain, including air defense systems, radar bases, and administrative buildings.
“By destroying the radar systems this time, the enemy should prepare for sharper and more intense waves of drone and missile attacks,” the IRGC stated.
Meanwhile, Trump said he would “deal with” the Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are backed by Iran, if they follow through on their Monday threat to blockade Saudi ports.
“If that happens, we will handle it ourselves,” Trump said. “We have dealt with the Houthis before, and we haven’t heard from them in a long time since we took those actions previously.”
Saudi Arabia strongly condemned the threat, labeling the Houthis as an armed terrorist group, while it remains unclear how the Houthis would enforce the blockade.
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Source:cna