Iran to hold live-fire drills in Strait of Hormuz with US armada in Middle East

The exercises will be carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' naval forces, Iranian state media reported Thursday. 

In a statement posted to Truth Social, the president warned Tehran to quickly return to negotiations over its nuclear program, saying the fleet was prepared to act with "speed and violence" if necessary.

"Time is running out, it is truly of the essence! As I told Iran once before, MAKE A DEAL! They didn't, and there was 'Operation Midnight Hammer,' a major destruction of Iran," he wrote. "The next attack will be far worse! Don't make that happen again."

The bombers flew for 37 hours non-stop from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to drop 12 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators on Fordow and two on Natanz.

More than two dozen cruise missiles were also launched at Isfahan from a U.S. submarine.

Iran warned last week that it would respond "with everything we have" to any new U.S. military attack, accusing Washington and its allies of exploiting recent unrest to push the region toward a wider war.