President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Iran on Friday, signaling that the United States was prepared to escalate its response as fighting across the Middle East intensified. In a series of social media posts, Trump declared that Iran’s military capabilities were being heavily damaged and cautioned that the day could bring further consequences for Tehran.

Posting early Friday on Truth Social, Trump claimed that Iranian forces were suffering severe losses and predicted additional developments.

“We are totally destroying the terrorist regime of Iran, militarily, economically, and otherwise,” Trump wrote in an early morning post on Truth Social. “Iran’s Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer, missiles, drones and everything else are being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth.

“They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them,” Trump added. “What a great honor it is to do so!”

Trump also warned that more action could follow, writing in another message that Iran’s forces were being “decimated” and adding, “Watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today.”

Iranian officials quickly dismissed the remarks. Speaking during Quds Day demonstrations, Iranian security official Ali Larijani said the suspected Israeli strike that occurred in Tehran reflected weakness rather than strength.

Larijani told Iranian media that the attack was “a sign of its desperation.”

He also argued that Trump misunderstood the effect of pressure on the Iranian public, saying that “the more pressure he puts on the people, the greater their willpower will be.”

The exchange of threats came as Iran launched a new round of attacks across the Gulf early Friday. Dozens of drones were reportedly sent toward Saudi Arabia, part of a broader escalation that has spread fighting across several countries in the region.

Saudi officials said their air defenses intercepted nearly 50 Iranian drones that arrived in several waves. In neighboring Bahrain, warning sirens sounded after authorities detected incoming aerial threats.

In Dubai, authorities reported a fire in an industrial zone after debris from a missile interception ignited a blaze. Officials also said a structure inside the Dubai International Financial Center sustained damage after fragments from an intercepted missile fell nearby.

In Oman, two individuals were killed when drones crashed in an industrial section of the Sohar area, according to the Oman News Agency.

The attacks came after comments from Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who urged Gulf Arab states to close American military bases and promised retaliation for Iranians killed during the conflict.

Khamenei said the idea that the United States could protect regional governments was “nothing more than a lie” and pledged Iran would “not refrain from avenging the blood” of those killed.

The conflict also extended northward into Turkey. Early Friday, NATO defenses intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran.

Residents in the southern Turkish city of Adana reported hearing a loud blast and sirens at Incirlik Air Base, which hosts U.S. forces. Turkey’s Defense Ministry later said NATO air defense systems intercepted and destroyed the missile over the eastern Mediterranean.

Inside Iran, an explosion shook Tehran’s Ferdowsi Square during Quds Day demonstrations supporting Palestinians.

Iranian state television acknowledged the blast but said the cause was unclear. Israel had earlier issued a warning telling civilians to leave the area ahead of a planned strike.

Despite the alert and the ongoing war, thousands gathered in Tehran for the annual rally, shouting “death to Israel” and “death to America” while smoke rose from the square.