President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will respond with force after what he described as a surprise Iranian missile attack on American forces in Jordan.
“We're going to beat the f****** s*** out of them,” Trump told Fox News, according to the network. He also warned that Iran was “going to get a beating.”
The President said the United States would strike back hard following the attack on its forces.
“We'll be hitting them hard,” Trump said in separate remarks reported by Fox News. “They're going to get a beating.”
Trump said US forces had successfully intercepted the incoming ballistic missiles. The material provided by Fox News did not include details about the number of missiles launched, when the attack occurred or whether there were any casualties or damage.
His remarks signalled the possibility of a direct American military response against Iran or forces linked to Tehran. Trump, however, did not disclose the timing, scale or intended targets of any planned operation.
The warning came as Trump also confirmed that overnight US strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq had been coordinated with the Iraqi government.
He called the militias “a cancer on the world,” using unusually blunt language to condemn armed groups supported by Iran.
Trump’s comments linked the Iranian missile attack in Jordan with the wider threat posed by Tehran-backed militias operating across the region. He did not say whether the strikes in Iraq occurred before or after the missiles were launched towards US forces.
