Trump threatens to target 52 Iranian sites 'VERY FAST AND VERY HARD' if it retaliates against any American assets

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• President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Twitter, saying the United States has pinpointed 52 Iranian sites — including cultural sites — if the nation retaliates.
• The threats come after Trump approved strikes that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Thursday, immediately triggering fears of Iranian retaliation.
• On Friday, an Iranian commander had threatened counter-strikes against the United States, saying Iran had identified 35 potential targets within striking distance.
• Trump tweeted Saturday that the 52 targets the US has identified represent the 52 American citizens held in Iran for more than a year during the hostage crisis.
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President Donald Trump on Saturday issued a volley of new threats against Iran, warning via Twitter that if the nation engages in any counter-strikes on American targets, the United States will target a number of "very high level" sites in Iran, including cultural sites.

Trump tweeted that the US has pinpointed 52 Iranian sites "representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago." Iran seized 66 Americans during the hostage crisis in 1979, ultimately holding 52 of them for more than a year.

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