Trump vows response to Iran's retaliatory strikes: 'We're going to hit them hard'
President Trump vowed to respond to Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Monday after the two countries exchanged strikes late Sunday. "We're going to hit them hard. There will be a response,” Trump told Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst. The president’s remarks to Fox News come after he lashed out at Iran in a TruthSocial post, calling...
On Monday, US President Donald Trump asserted that Iran is "officially a Failed Nation", following the US's first strike against Iranian military assets in weeks. In a post on Truth Social, Trump cited various reasons for his harsh assessment, including Iran's lack of a Navy, Air Force, currency, and the inability of its leadership to effectively represent the country.
He also mentioned that the regime's only assets are "fake news from the USA", a propensity to kill anti-regime protestors, and a "good line of b******t". Trump specifically claimed that over 100,000 anti-regime protestors have been killed and said Tehran must be held accountable for war crimes.
In a subsequent phone call with Fox News reporter Trey Yingst, Trump vowed that the US would respond to Iran's missile attack on American military assets in Jordan. He told Yingst that the US would hit Iran "hard", confirming to Yingst that all but one of the intercepted missiles were taken down by US air defense systems. The unintercepted missile was permitted to pass through Jordanian airspace as it was deemed not to pose any significant threat.
Iran retaliated after the US targeted two launchers on Iran's Larak Island, which were allegedly being prepared to fire towards the Strait of Hormuz.
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