Middle East faces 'missile storm' if Trump steps up Iran attack

Middle East faces 'missile storm' if Trump steps up Iran attackIranian missile teams could unleash a terror storm of weapons against America, Israel and its Gulf allies if Trump carries out his 'wipe out civilisation' threat against the Tehran regimeCommentsNewsChris Hughes Defence and Security Editor and Liam Doyle17:29, 07 Apr 2026View 8 ImagesThe Middle East could face a huge Iranian backlash(Image: AFP via Getty Images)US President Donald Trump threatened Iran’s ‘civilisation will die tonight’ as the Middle East braced for an Iranian backlash with a storm of missile strikes on neighbours.‌Gulf States Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar are bracing for a Trump-led escalation and Israel was also expecting a step-up in Iranian revenge attacks.‌Trump has threatened to bomb power plants, bridges, oil wells and water desalination plants, all illegal under international humanitarian law.‌And he warned: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalised minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, who knows.OPINIONChris HughesIran wants total Trump humiliation and strangle-hold on westMiddle East war