Trump wants Iran tensions to 'simmer down' despite threatening more strikes: Lyons | ABC NEWS

US President Donald Trump has threatened further strikes against Iran after Washington and Tehran exchanged fire for the first time in a month.
US forces hit two military targets on Larak Island, alleging an Iranian attempt to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
ABC Americas editor John Lyons says the US leader does not want Washington’s conflict with Iran to take centre stage in the lead-up to the US midterm elections.

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