Donald Trump threatens Iran as Tehran targets shipping before US midterms

US President Donald Trump threatened further military action against Iran on Tuesday during a campaign rally in Wasilla, Alaska, where he was campaigning for Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan."Wait and see what we do to Iran. We're going to hit them hard. Wait and see what we do to Iran, because we've had enough," Trump said.The remarks followed a series of shifting statements about Washington's next steps against Tehran. Trump initially indicated on Wednesday that he would not launch further strikes before the November midterm elections, but appeared to leave the possibility open the following day, warning during an October 9 campaign rally in New York that he could "finish it off" if Iran failed to reach a deal.During Tuesday's rally, Trump also claimed that Iran's nuclear facilities remained buried beneath "thousands of tons of rock" and that Tehran had been just two weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, accusing…