The United States and Iran continue exchanging attacks, and President Donald Trump says the US will carry out additional bombing if Iran does not quickly accept an interim peace deal. Multiple reports describe a second consecutive night of clashes as tensions between the two countries remain high. The escalation follows earlier events in the week, including an incident in which a U.S. Apache helicopter is reported to have been shot down near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting the US to respond. Bloomberg and Cyprus Mail both report Trump’s public warning that further strikes would follow if Iran holds out on the proposed agreement. The reporting characterizes the current phase as an effort to push Iran toward talks through intensified military pressure, while also reflecting the possibility of continued retaliatory actions given the recent back-and-forth. Both outlets frame the situation as part of a rapidly developing dispute between Washington and Tehran, with the interim deal at the center of Trump’s stated conditions for reducing or ending US military action.