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Trump says US to deliver ‘beating’ to Iran after bases again targeted
US president promises major escalation a day after new Iran attacks and his White House meeting with Netanyahu.
United States President Donald Trump has pledged a major escalation against Iran after the latest Iranian attacks on US military sites in the Middle East.
Trump made the threat in an expletive-laden interview with Fox News reporter Trey Yingst on Wednesday.
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Quoting Trump, Yingst said the president promised to “beat the f***ing s*** out of them”.
“We’ll be hitting them hard,” Yingst reported the president saying. “They’re going to get a beating.”
The report came a day after Iran said it attacked US forces at a military base in Jordan, the latest salvo in a five-month-long conflict.
Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, Trump confirmed the plan to retaliate following the attack.
“They know it’s coming. They’re asking us not to do it, but you know they tried shooting at [us] last night,” Trump said. “So it’s our turn, and we’ll see if we get there with an agreement at some point. But we’re going to hit them very hard.”
The fighting threatens to derail the latest detente, after the US paused its strikes for several days starting on Saturday, following 13 consecutive days of attacks.
A ceasefire, reached last month as part of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Washington and Tehran, dissolved in early July.
On Tuesday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted an airbase and US Central Command (CENTCOM) centre in Jordan.
The IRGC warned of further attacks in a statement. “As long as threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran continue and illegal and vicious actions by American forces against our interests continue, the resistance will continue,” it said.