The U.S. conducted strikes against at least two locations in Iran Thursday, a U.S. official said.

The president warned “we’ll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently” if Iran doesn’t sign a deal soon. Follow for live updates.

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The intelligence analysis also allegedly concluded Tehran still retains major missile capabilities despite Trump's claims otherwise.

Iran claimed Thursday that it struck U.S. military assets in the Strait of Hormuz after an alleged American attack on an Iranian tanker. U.S. Central Command refuted the claims, saying that American warships intercepted Iranian missiles, drones and small boats during a transit operation and that no U.S. assets were hit.

As Trump pushes for a deal with an Iranian regime he portrays as deeply fractured, analysts say power in Tehran may be shifting, but that doesn't mean disarray.

A confidential intelligence community assessment delivered to the White House also finds that Iran retains a substantial missile and drone arsenal.

The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defense announced that the country’s air defenses are “actively engaging” with a missile and drone attack as the Iran war’s shaky ceasefire was again challenged.