The US has begun striking Iran again in retaliation for attacks in the Strait of Hormuz (Picture: AFP)

The United States has launched a wave of new strikes and issued a sinister warning to Iran after it began targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

As talks stall over disagreements about the vital waterway,in which multiple cargo ships have been attacked by Iran this week,Trump has reimposed a blockade on the Strait.

Iran has also continued carrying out missile and drone strikes against US allies in the Middle East,including Bahrain,Kuwait,and Jordan.

Trump warned that more US strikes would cripple Iran,targeting bridges and power plants unless the country backs down.

‘I ‌don’t like giving ​deadlines,but they pretty ⁠much know,they know ​the story… ​they ​better ​behave,’ he said.

He added: ‘You’d better make a deal,or you’re not going to have anything left.’

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.Trump told attendees at a defence summit that Iran wants to ‘settle so badly’.Meanwhile,US Vice President JD Vance,who has previously spoken out against the country’s involvement in foreign conflicts,has defended Trump.He said: ‘What the president has done very,very capably is say,“we’re going to use military force in this situation when it’s connected to something we’re trying to achieve,so if you shoot at ships,we’re going to shoot at the facilities which you use to shoot at the ships.”‘But we’re not just going to do something open-ended,indefinitely. We’re not just going to bomb and bomb and bomb.‘We’re going to try to use our military force as one of the many tools that we have to solve the problem.’Among the weapons in the US’ arsenal are kamikaze drones,which have been used to target Iranian naval facilities at Bandar Abbas Naval Base.The attacks over the weekend marked the first time the US military used uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) as strike weapons in combat.The operation marks the latest development in the US Navy’s increasing use of uncrewed vessels in operational roles.Last month,a Saronic Corsair USV was used to help rescue the crew of a US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter that crashed in the Gulf of Oman after the aircraft was reportedly brought down during hostilities with Iran.Military officials described it as the first known use of a drone boat to recover personnel during a search-and-rescue mission.Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at .For more stories like this,check our news page.