Iran threatens to ‘rain down hell’ if US escalates war
Al Jazeera reports on escalating United States-Iran war rhetoric, with Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi warning Tehran will "rain down hell" if Washington resumes attacks, and Donald Trump saying renewed strikes are "highly unlikely" if negotiations progress. The exchange came after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the November 2026 midterms, and an oil tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine east of the Strait of Hormuz.
