Trump: It’s ‘our turn’ to hit Iran ‘very hard’ after Tehran’s strikes on US bases

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump says it is Washington’s “turn” to strike Iran after Tehran launched missiles at US assets in Jordan last night.

“We’re going to be hitting them very hard. Because it’s our turn to hit them. They know it’s coming. They’re asking us not to do it,” Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office, noting that all five missiles fired by Iran were knocked down.

Trump also says he was briefed on a drone attack on tankers off the coast of Egypt.

“We’ll see if we get there with an agreement at some point,” Trump adds of diplomatic efforts with Iran.

Iranian officials have previously vowed that if the US bombs Tehran or critical Iranian infrastructure, Iran will respond by firing missiles at Tel Aviv — something it has refrained from doing since the renewal of hostilities.